Couriers Must Get Moving Before The £300 Million Runs Out Says Boxby

For couriers to qualify for the governments’ £2,000 van scrappage discount they must be.

1. The owner of the new van must be the same person who owned the scrapped van.
2. Your van must be over ten years old. Any vehicle offered must have been registered before 31st August 1999.
3. Trade-in a ten year old vehicle for a brand new van under 3,500 kg.
4. You will need a current MOT certificate
5. Any van offered must have a valid DVLA registration documents in the name of the owner.
6. The owner must have owned the van for at least 12 months prior to trading-in the vehicle.
7. Initially it was thought that the vehicle should also be legally taxed and insured. After further clarification by the Telegraph Motoring, the SMMT have decided that neither a tax disc nor car insurance will be required.
8. All vans offered for scrap must be a van weighing up to 3,500 kgs
9. First registration date of new van must be Britain 18th May 2009 and there must be no previous owners of any description and should meet British specification only.  This excludes bargain priced vans unused and already pre-registered and unused foreign specification vehicles.
10. The new van can originate from any motor manufacturer anywhere in the world.
11. The brand new vehicle should be fuel efficient and low-polluting.
12. Participating van dealerships need to sign up to the Government incentive to be able to operate the scheme.
13. Van dealerships are required to contribute £1,000 towards the £2,000 discount being offered by the Treasury Department