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New Car Registrations in UK fall 30.9% in January; Industry Urges UK Government to Provide Scrappage Incentives to Boost Demand

Green Car Congress

All sales types fell in January, although the fall in the private sector was less steep, perhaps reflective of the VAT cuts but more likely that the private sector had already begun to decline in January 2008, the SMMT suggested. Scrappage schemes in other European countries include: Country. . Paul Everitt, SMMT chief executive.

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Cash For Clunkers: Modern Electric Vehicle Variant An Obvious Climate Policy

CleanTechnica EVs

In the 1990s, numerous countries both within and outside Europe launched vehicle scrappage schemes with multiple goals. Greece, Hungary, Denmark, Spain, France, Ireland, Norway, and Italy each implemented programs during this period, aimed at scrapping older cars to promote the purchase of newer, safer, and more efficient vehicles.