The Government Scrappage Scheme was announced in the Budget on 22.04.09 and was launched on 18.05.09.

The Scheme will provide eligible customers with a £2000 Vauxhall/Government saving when they trade–in and scrap their qualifying old vehicle and purchase a brand new Vauxhall car or Commercial Vehicle.

The Scheme is time-limited and runs from 18.05.09 to 28.02.10, unless the fixed budget for the Scheme runs out sooner. The total funding available from the Government for the Scheme is £300m and is available on a first come first served basis.

The Scheme is to be co-funded with Vauxhall. The Government will pay £1000 towards the cost of a new vehicle, with Vauxhall paying the remaining £1000 of the Scheme Incentive.

In addition to this £2000 total Scrappage saving, Vauxhall is offering a range of other incentives, which mean that buying a new Vauxhall has never been easier. What’s more, your Vauxhall Retailer will handle all of the paperwork for you, including the arrangements for your old vehicle to be scrapped.

In order to qualify, the vehicle you are trading in for scrappage must meet the following criteria;

• Passenger car or commercial vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes
• First registered in United Kingdom on or before 31.08.99
• Has a current tax disc and a current MOT test certificate OR has a current tax disc and a current Hackney Carriage Licence OR has a MOT certificate that has expired no earlier than 14 days before the date of the new vehicle order
• Is taxed and insured for legal road driving
• The Purchaser (of the new vehicle) is the registered keeper of the vehicle for scrappage and has agreed that it will be scrapped upon delivery of the new vehicle
• The registered keeper has been the registered keeper of the old vehicle continuously for the preceding 12 calendar months before the order date of the new vehicle
• Vehicle must be clear of Finance

In order to qualify, the new vehicle that you are purchasing must meet the following criteria;

• Passenger car or commercial vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes
• Ordered on or after 23.04.09 and first registered in the UK on or after the date the Scrappage scheme was launched (18.05.09) and declared new at first registration in the UK with no former keepers
• UK specification vehicle
• Registered to the same name and address as the registered keeper of the eligible vehicle to be scrapped
• Maximum of 4 months from order date to registration of the new vehicle

In addition to the above, the following guidelines have been provided by the Government;

• Scrapped cars or vans registered in a Retailer's own name are ineligible
• There is no limit to the number of new vehicles an individual can buy under the Scheme but only one vehicle for scrap can be used for each new vehicle purchased
• A car can be scrapped against a new van purchase, or vice versa
• If the vehicle to be scrapped is stolen or written off between new vehicle order date and delivery date then it is not eligible for the scheme

Eligibility

Offer is subject to status, eligibility and terms and conditions, and applies to the trade-in and agreement to scrap of one vehicle only. Offer applies to private individuals and small businesses 1-24 purchase only. Offer is not available for B2B purchase, Vauxhall Leasing Business First, Retail Affinity, Try and Buy, Vauxhall Internet Pricing (V.I.P.), Tax Free and all other sales categories. Offer excludes Isle of Man and Channel Islands.