Van Scrappage: Does this affect the van leasing market?

The government announced plans to add a further £100 million to the scrappage scheme on 28 September 2009. It now means that the scheme will cover up to 400,000 vehicle.

The scheme rules will be unchanged except for the date of the first registration in this country, applying only to the purchasing of a new vehicle, whilst not extending to cheap van leasing.

Citroen sold more vans under the scrappage discount scheme than any other manufacturer for the third month in a row during November.

The company managed to sell 152 LCVs during the month of November, 26% of the total number of LCVs that were sold through the scheme.

It sold 548 vans during September, October and November through the scrappage scheme - 25.7% of the total number.

There have been 825 Citroen registrations under scrappage since the successful scheme was launched in the spring.

Citroen’s Commercial Vehicle Operations Manager Robert Handyside said: “Many UK businesses, with older vehicles, have been only too willing to upgrade to a modern.”

Figures released in the month of September named Citroën as the number one choice for new van buyers.

One in ten vans sold were made by Citroën during the month. The total reached was 2,876 registrations, with sales split fairly equally between the Nemo, Dispatch and Relay vans.

Contact your nearest dealer in your area, and enquire as to whether they have joined the vehicle discount scheme. They will check that your vehicle and the new vehicle you want to buy both meet 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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