Ford Scrappage Scheme - Deeply Flawed

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So, Ford has announced a scrappage scheme for any diesel or petrol vehicle registered before 2010. Ford said all of the part-exchanged vehicles will be scrapped, having an immediate effect on air quality.

There are several problems with this scheme:

1) Even classic cars traded in under the scheme would be destroyed. Under the scrappage scheme that the government ran back 2009, lots of rare and unusual classic cars were traded in and subsequently crushed thereby destroying a part of our motoring heritage. among the cars destroyed were 100 Porsches, 81 Morris Minors and 45 Jaguar XJ-Ss. Classic cars traded in under the scheme should be offered for sale to classic car enthusiasts.

2) Even low mileage cars barely over 7 years old and in excellent condition that are traded in under the scheme would be destroyed. These would make a good used buy for people on a limited budget. Meanwhile, even older more polluting cars would remain on the road. Low mileage cars traded in under the scheme should therefore be offered for sale to allow people to trade in even older more polluting cars.

3) The scheme is not as good for the environment as is claimed as a significant proportion of greenhouse gas emissions during the lifetime of a car occurs as part of the manufacturing process.

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Ford agrees not to destroy a classic Standard Ten under its scrappage scheme (but how many other classics have been lost?)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/classic/ford-fire-...