Fiat will pay you to scrap your old car

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) innovative TwinAir 900 cm3 two cylinder petrol engine, currently found in the Fiat 500 and the soon-to-be-released Fiat Panda, 4x4 and Cross derivatives, has achieved a number of environmental accolades since its introduction in 2010 (including Engine of the Year in 2011), and proves that small doesn’t have to mean low powered.

The environmentally-conscious TwinAir engine also features low carbon dioxode emission levels making it exempt from certain import duties locally.

In a programme devised to entice buyers of older, less environmentally friendly vehicles into a Fiat brand vehicle, the FCA Environmental Scrapping Campaign; “THE BIG DEAL”, has been launched with the aim of drawing in owners of older, or even scrapped vehicles, and trading them into a new or used environmentally friendly Fiat vehicle.

The campaign will focus on three types of transactions, consisting primarily of a scrapped vehicle deal whereby customers will be offered up to a maximum of R40 000 by the Fiat dealership upon receipt of a scrapping certificate for their old vehicle. This is to be used towards the purchase of a new or used Fiat.

In order to qualify for this campaign, customers will be required to produce a Scrapping or Deregistration Certificate of Vehicle, proof of Ownership (Natis Doc, or alternative) as well as proof that the vehicle was registered in the name of the owner within the last six months.

Customers wishing to take part in the campaign who have not yet scrapped their vehicle would need to do so in person at the relevant licensing department. The vehicle then needs to be deregistered on eNatis and at the South African Police Service (SAPS).

Vehicles that are eligible for deregistration or scrapping include those that have been declared unfit for operation on public roads, have been stolen and not recovered, have been permanently demolished or have become exempt from registration.