Cash for bangers
One of the bright spots in the chancellor’s grim budget affects those of us who are running our old cars into the ground.
In the 'cash for bangers' plan, motorists with cars registered before July 31, 1999 can trade them in for £2,000 to use toward any new car – including small vans.
To assist you in getting a chunk of the £300million the government has set aside for the scheme, we’ve done price checks on some of the UK's favourite cars.
The following figures, courtesy of Auto Trader, are approximate averages after the £2K discount.
