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skeletonkey
09-03-2011, 12:27 AM
This weekend Tstranger and myself ended up taking the dog for a walk and god bless him off he ran onto the Airfield .
Just so happened to have a camera with me :lol:


Sitting nose to tail on a disused airstrip, these cars form a tiny part of the massive backlog of vehicles destined for the scrap heap.
The former airfield in Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, is one of a number of 'holding areas' packed with vehicles sold through Lord Mandelson's £400million incentive scheme.

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The number standing idly on the runway has swelled to around 14,000 as mechanics struggle to cope with the popularity of the Government's scrappage scheme,

In April 2009, a voluntary discount scheme under which motor dealers would give motorists £2,000 or more towards a new vehicle if they traded in a car or van over 10 years old for scrap was announced.

The aim of the scheme was to provide a boost to demand and immediate support on a short-term basis to the car industry and its supply chain in the wake of falling sales. It would also get older vehicles off the road and encourage consumers to invest in new, safer and potentially more environmentally friendly models.
Government provided a £1,000 incentive, with matched funding from vehicle manufacturers, for consumers to replace their 10 year old or older vehicle (8 years in the case of vans) with a brand new vehicle. The old vehicle must have been registered in the UK to the consumer for at least 12 months. The scheme applied to commercial vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) as well as cars.

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Thanks for looking in

SK :thumb

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