Details of the car scrappage scheme:-

Qualifying vehicles to be scrapped - criteria

• Passenger car or small van up to 3.5 tonnes
• First registered in United Kingdom on or before 29 February 2000 (passenger cars) / 28 February 2002 (light commercial vehicles),31 July 1999
• Currently registered with DVLA to the registered keeper making the application, or currently on Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN)
• Current MOT test certificate
• Registered Keeper must have a UK address
• The registered keeper has been the registered keeper of the vehicle continuously for the preceding 12 calendar months before the order date of the new vehicle

Qualifying vehicles to be bought - criteria

• Passenger car or small van up to 3.5 tonnes
• First registered in the UK on or after the date the scrappage scheme is launched and declared new at first registration in the UK with no former keepers
• UK specification vehicle
• Registered to the same registered keeper as the registered keeper of the eligible vehicle to be scrapped

Duration

• Start: Mid May 2009
• End: 28th February 2010 or when funds are used up if earlier

Size of incentive

• £2,000 discount for consumer
• Based on £1,000 from government and £1,000 from vehicle manufacturer
• Discount would apply to any model from a Vehicle Manufacturer participating in the scheme
• The discount applies to the vehicle list price plus factory fitted extras plus VAT

Process

Government wants to keep administration cost of the scheme to a minimum and draw on existing financing and auditing mechanisms between manufacturers and dealers. Manufacturers will therefore be contacted shortly by Government and invited to participate in the scheme by signing a contract (grant offer letter).

At the consumer facing end, the dealer will do all the paperwork for motorists participating in the scheme and arrange for the old vehicle to be scrapped. The dealer will check that the vehicle being traded in and the new one being bought qualify under the scheme.

Further information

Together with Mitsubishi & Daihatsu, Firs Garage plan to participate in the new car discount scheme. Please call in or telephone the Firs Garage sales team who will be pleased to explain how you may benefit from the 'scrappage' new vehicle discount scheme and assist you, if required, to confirm if you own a qualifying vehicle. Tel. 01608 737349.