There's a new buzz word in the motor industry - Scrappage. Such schemes are already in operation in a number of countries and in most cases they have noticeably increased sales in new cars, boosting their economies, helping to keep car workers employed and taking high polluting vehicles off the road. On the face of it, it looks like a no brainer for us in the UK too. Lord Mandelson - the man that's made more comebacks than Rocky - is apparently in advanced talks to approve a deal that would see £500 million earmarked for such a scheme in the UK. If only he knew we only really make other peoples cars. The majority of our car industry went to the wall years ago. Sad as the figures are, the fact is that 78 percent of the cars produced in Britain are exported and 86 percent of cars bought in Britain have been imported. As Scrappage schemes in other countries have shown, almost all drivers taking part would spend their £2,000 grant on small, highly fuel-efficient cars, cars that just aren't produced in the UK.
In fact the only cars that fall into this category are the MINI and the Nissan Micra, which in total make up four percent of the UK market. Meaning 96 percent would go towards subsidising factories on foreign soil. In Germany sixty five percent of the vehicles bought in their Scrappage scheme are produced in German Factories. This is closely replicated in France, with sixty two percent of vehicles being produced in French factories. The Scrappage scheme would undoubtedly help the dealers in the UK. However, recently the discounts being offered by dealers has often exceeded £2000 and that obviously has not kick started the car market. If introduced would the dealers not just revert to the list price and knock off the two grand? If discounts of £7,500 off a Land Rover can't get someone to trade in their banger, it's doubtful if an extra £2000 will make much of a difference. Is Scrappage the solution? First we need to work out the exact problem. Is it car sales? Is it the environment? Is it polluting vehicles? Or is it Lord Mandelson introducing a populist policy to support an ailing government?
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