Keep me informed about how you get on. But this isn't a joke of a scheme. It is stimulating people to buy new cars and that is helping to jump start the economy. As well as that, unlike MP’s expenses, it costs the taxpayer nothing. If a car sells for £7,500 under the scrappage scheme the government gets £1,008 in VAT and a £55 first registration fee, which it would not otherwise have got, so that more than makes up for the £1,000 it puts in. Driving your reliable old car is the economic equivalent of keeping all your money under your mattress rather than allowing it to circulate and benefit everyone. But some people have rushed into scrapping nice old cars that would have fetched more if simply sold as runners.