Van Scrappage: Does this affect the van leasing market?
The government announced on the 28 September 2009, a further £100 million investment for the scrappage scheme. It now means that the scheme will cover up to 400,000 vehicle.
The scheme rules will not change with the exeption of the date of first registration in the UK, and applying only to the purchasing of a new vehicle without extending to commercial vehicle leasing.
During November, Citroen sold more vans under the scrappage discount scheme than any of the other major manufacturers for the third month in a row.
The company sold 152 LCVs during November – an impressive 26 per cent of the total number of LCVs sold through scrappage.
It sold a total of 548 vans over September, October and November via the scheme – 25.7 per cent of the total.
There have been 825 Citroen registrations under scrappage since the successful scheme was launched in the spring.
Robert Handyside, Commercial Vehicle Operations Manager for Citroen, said: “Many UK companies, with older vehicles, have been very willing to upgrade to a modern.”
Figures released in the month of September named Citroën as the number one choice for new van buyers.
During the month, one van in ten made was sold by Citroen. There have been 2,876 registrations in all, with the split fairly equal between the Dispatch, Nemo and Relay van mode.
Contact your local dealer to see if they have joined the vehicle discount scheme. They will make sure that the vehicle that you currently have and the one you wish to buy, both are acceptable to the rules of the scheme. When you have agreed a sale, the dealer will take over the paperwork and coordinate the scrapping of your old vehicle.
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