What's the idea?

The Government has recently brought in a car scrappage scheme, which offers drivers a cash incentive to scrap their old cars and replace them with shiny new ones.

Your car will be eligible as long as you meet the following criteria:

• Be a car or small van that does not exceed 3.5 tonnes.
• Be registered in the United Kingdom on or before 29 February 2000 (cars) or 28 February 2002 (vans).
• Have been registered to the owner for 12 continous calender months before the order date of the new vehicle.
• Have a UK address on the registration certificate (V5C).
• Have a current MOT test certificate before the date of order for the new vehicle (or one that has expired no earlier than 14 days before the time of order).
• Have a current tax disc before the date of order for the new vehicle (or that has expried no earlier than 14 days before the time of order).
• Have a current MOT test certificate before the date of order for the new vehicle (or one that has expired no earlier than 14 days before the time of order).
• Be insured when the order for the new vehicle is placed.

Is your car old enough?

If you replace it with a shiny new Škoda you will get a whopping £2,500 off a brand new car. This saving includes £1,000 from the Government incentive and a whopping £1,500 happy scrapping discount from Škoda. There are even a few models with up to £3,500 off.

Why? Because we reckon the car scrappage scheme is a great idea. It’ll help boost the economy (hurrah!) and get greener, safer, more economical cars on the roads (hurrah!).