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Title: Car scrappage
Post by: Nickbat on 05 April 2010, 17:16:52
The result of the car scrappage scheme.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1263548/Now-did-say-left-car-The-28m-backlog-perfectly-driveable-vehicles-waiting-SCRAPPED.html

Now, can someone tell me how scrapping this lot is, in any way, shape or form, an environmentally sensible move?  ::) ::)
Title: Re: Car scrappage
Post by: STMO999 on 05 April 2010, 17:19:57
Didn't think it was touted as environmentally friendly. Thought it was to stop the car industry going broke. The European and Japanese car industries that is.
Title: Re: Car scrappage
Post by: redelitev6 on 05 April 2010, 17:20:48
 >:( that's a shocking waste of some good cars,some of them will have years left in them :'(
Title: Re: Car scrappage
Post by: cmeonthemove on 05 April 2010, 17:21:06
Total and utter waste when there are so many unroadworthy rust buckets still on the roads.
Title: Re: Car scrappage
Post by: fletchesmrs on 05 April 2010, 17:23:07
Bet there are a few Omegas among that lot  :( :(
Title: Re: Car scrappage
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 05 April 2010, 17:34:17
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>:( that's a shocking waste of some good cars,some of them will have years left in them :'(

agreed..
Title: Re: Car scrappage
Post by: Welung666 on 05 April 2010, 17:36:42
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Bet there are a few Omegas among that lot  :( :(

I was just looking to see if I could see any :P I might go down in the night with a van and tool kit ;D
Title: Re: Car scrappage
Post by: splott on 05 April 2010, 17:39:45
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Bet there are a few Omegas among that lot  :( :(

What a waste of good miggies :'(
Title: Re: Car scrappage
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 05 April 2010, 17:41:00
Export them to other countries , or at least export the better ones.

Plus how much has been wasted on getting them there and then the same again to get them some where else to scrap them.   :-/
Title: Re: Car scrappage
Post by: tunnie on 05 April 2010, 17:47:03
the two main sad points are:

1) the previous owners were too bloody stupid, to think the scrappage scheme was good offer. You can easily get £2k off list price without any part ex!

2) Goverment should sell them, some of the examples in that shot could easily sell for more than £2k!
Title: Re: Car scrappage
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 05 April 2010, 17:55:33
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the two main sad points are:

1) the previous owners were too bloody stupid, to think the scrappage scheme was good offer. You can easily get £2k off list price without any part ex!

2) Goverment should sell them, some of the examples in that shot could easily sell for more than £2k!

They cant really break the rules of why it was done in the 1st place.

I bet some smart sods out there have done the deal only to see if thier car goes back on the road and then sue the goverment for breach of contract.
Title: Re: Car scrappage
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 05 April 2010, 18:01:08
Just typed Thurleigh in Google Earth and and had a look at the airfield.

Was filling up nicely in jan 09
Title: Re: Car scrappage
Post by: fletchesmrs on 05 April 2010, 18:12:07
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Bet there are a few Omegas among that lot  :( :(

I was just looking to see if I could see any :P I might go down in the night with a van and tool kit ;D

anyone want any parts ? list below :-    :y :y
Title: Re: Car scrappage
Post by: joshwyatt on 05 April 2010, 18:26:36
 ;D it really is stupid, I'm not sure who it actually helped. The supply of older cars has simply dried up, auction prices have gone crazy. All it's helped is the government get VAT on all the new cars purchased, and foreign car firms.
There's even a Mercedes ML in the photo, bottom right in maroon. That's worth more than £2k any day of the week.