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GETTY Diesel car owners are being offered generous scrappage deals…but are they really worth it? DIESEL SCRAPPAGE is well and truly back with car makers across the UK offering seemingly huge discounts to attract buyers looking to trade in old diesel – and in some cases, petrol – cars. But are these schemes as valuable […]
Dacia has extended its scrappage scheme in the UK to offer drivers money off a new car in its range. The deal will now run until the end of March 2018. Under the scheme drivers are encouraged to trade-in their older more polluting vehicles for a new lower emissions model in Dacia’s range. Both the […]
Ford is extending its UK scrappage scheme into 2018 offering drivers more time to cash in on their old car. The American car giant was amongst the majority of manufacturers including VW and BMW offering motorists money off a new low emissions cars. Under the Ford scrappage scheme drivers can bag up to £2,000 off […]
It’s a bad day to be a diesel driver. The value of used diesel vehicles has fallen by up to 26 per cent in the UK following the introduction of scrappage schemes and toxin taxes. Average values of second-hand vehicles has plummeted by 5.7 per cent across the board. Cars like the Vauxhall Corsa have […]
Motorists in the UK can receive up to £4,000 towards a new Toyota car by trading in their old vehicle. Toyota has joined a long list of manufacturers including Ford, VW and BMW offering a scrappage scheme to UK drivers. The schemes have been introduced to entice drivers to swap their older vehicle to a […]
In addition to the £10,000 off the e-Golf, VW is also offering £4,000 of a petrol or diesel Golf, £4,000 off a new Tiguan and £2,800 off a Polo. Alison Jones, of VW UK, said: “All trade-in vehicles will be scrapped.” VW’s best deal, on the e-Golf, combines a £5,500 discount from VW and the […]
German car manufacturers BMW, Mercedes and VW have all introduced a scheme targeting older more polluting diesels, in exchange for discounts of new cars. Ford is the latest to announce a scheme. The American car giant’s initiative targets both petrol and diesel cars and offers drivers up to £4,000 off a new car and £7,000 […]
Petrol and diesel models registered before December 2009 can be handed into Ford in return for discounts on new cars and vans. Unlike schemes launched by BMW and Mercedes, which are only for diesels, Ford will also accept petrol cars and guarantee that the dirty vehicle will be scrapped so that it will not find […]
VW is offering drivers up to €10,000 euros off the price of their new car by getting them to trade in their old diesel. This follows a deal with German manufacturers to improve the software on over five million diesel cars to improve emissions. The new scheme, which is currently only available in Germany, offers […]
Toxic particles found in the pollutants emitted from diesel vehicles can enter the bloodstream via the lungs thus increasing the risk of heart failure. These nanoparticles remain in the body for months, congregating in areas which are most prone to disease. Government measuring equipment cannot trace these particles making them a silent killer. Whereas health […]
