Which options to opt for???

[percymon]

The dealers will tell you the mioney will run out in October, for obvious reasons.  The SMMT figures suggst 118,000 cars REGISTERED under the scheme by end August. Of course this doesn't include cars on order/waiting to be registered. Add on another 60k cars, and you'll find the scheme has plenty of life left yet.

You should be OK for December 15th order date, but bear in mind the further 3 months waiting for delivery - thats another 6 months in your current 'clunker'

[DWGTI]

The dealers will tell you the mioney will run out in October, for obvious reasons.  The SMMT figures suggst 118,000 cars REGISTERED under the scheme by end August. Of course this doesn't include cars on order/waiting to be registered. Add on another 60k cars, and you'll find the scheme has plenty of life left yet.

You should be OK for December 15th order date, but bear in mind the further 3 months waiting for delivery - thats another 6 months in your current 'clunker'

Cheers big chap that puts my mind at ease again. My wee mk3 will last 6months(i hope). Id rather not have the mk6 arriving in time for a wet n salty scottish winter!

[mac7]

Plus, Alistair Darling has said today he's extending the scheme.

[percymon]

Plus, Alistair Darling has said today he's extending the scheme.

On cars where the only incentive is the std £2k thats good news - how long other models will be subsidised by VW remains to be seen (£3950 off a Golf S diesel for instance), although i did manage 10% and scrappage on my SE order. Mine will arrive with a white beard and reindeer in time for Xmas hopefully.

[DWGTI]

Plus, Alistair Darling has said today he's extending the scheme.

Yip! Great news for me!  Enjoy ur xmas gift!

[percymon]

Plus, Alistair Darling has said today he's extending the scheme.

Yip! Great news for me!  Enjoy ur xmas gift!

So far 227,750 orders have been placed through the scheme - which at a cost to the government of £1,000 per car means £227m has been spent. The extension means a total £400m will have been committed to the scheme, which will still end in February at the latest.

Other modifications to the scheme will see the age qualification changed by six months to any car registered before 29 February 2000, and cut the minimum age of vans being scrapped from 10 years to eight years.

Slight disparity between the SMMT REGISTERED and the governments ORDERED figures

[VWKev]

Yeah thats it you tw@t, extended the scrappage scheme yet scratch your head cause your not sure where to cut costs to get rid of some the countries debt. No wonder were in a rescession.

[DWGTI]

Yeah thats it you tw@t, extended the scrappage scheme yet scratch your head cause your not sure where to cut costs to get rid of some the countries debt. No wonder were in a rescession.

Kev big chap im not with you on this quote? What do you mean?

[VWKev]

Yeah thats it you tw@t, extended the scrappage scheme yet scratch your head cause your not sure where to cut costs to get rid of some the countries debt. No wonder were in a rescession.

Kev big chap im not with you on this quote? What do you mean?

Alistair Darling, he and that tit Brown are scratching their heads on ways of how to cut costs in the UK's services to reduce the countries debt, yet they extend the car scrappage scheme meaning they are spending more on it. Sounds ridiculous to me. I'm just having a rant. I know its not like me. 

[ub7rm]

The car industry supports a lot of jobs both directly and indirectly.  The scrappage scheme helps to keep the factories open ...  I actually think its one of their better ideas.