SCRAPPAGE SCHEMES EXPLAINED HYUNDAI

With the arrival of the new 67-plate registrations on September 1 a brace of car manufacturers have announced their own scrappage schemes to get drivers out of older, more polluting cars and into cleaner brandnew models.

Therearenow16manufacturers running incentive schemes andwhiletheyallhavethesame basic aim they all differ in the details, including which vehicles are eligible, what discount they offer and what happens to your old car.

To help figure out whether any of these offers make sense for you here’s a guide to all the current schemes, although more manufacturers might jump on the bandwagon:

ALFA ROMEO

The offer: Up to £5,300 off selected Alfa Romeo cars What you can trade in: Any Euro 1-4 petrol and diesel car registered before December 31, 2009 and owned by you for at least 180 days Eligiblenewvehiclesanddiscount: Mito (excl. entry model) - £2,500; Giulietta (excl. entry model) - up to £5,300; Giulia (excl. entry version & Quadrifoglio) - £3,250. Runs until:september30,2017 What happens to your old car: Scrapped

AUDI

The offer: Up to £8,000 off selected Audi cars What you can trade in: Any diesel car with Euro 4 or older emissions standards, registeredbeforedecember31,2009 andownedbyyouforatleastsix months Eligiblenewvehiclesanddiscount: A1 - £2,800; A3 - £4,000; A3 Sportback e-tron - £5,000; A4 - £6,000; A5 - £6,000; A6 £7,000; A7 Sportback - £7,000; TT - £4,000; Q2 - £2,000; Q3 £4,000; Q5 - £4,000; Q7 e-tron - £8,000. Runs until: December 31, 2017 What happens to your old car: Scrapped

BMW/MINI

The offer: £2,000 off selected BMW and Mini models What you can trade in: Any diesel car with Euro 4 or older emissions rating and owned by you for at least 12 months Eligible new vehicles: BMW i3 electric or range-extender mode; BMW and MINI plugin hybrid models; any Euro 6-compliant model with CO2 emissions under 130g/km Runs until: December 31, 2017 What happens to your old car: Treated as a regular tradein

FIAT/ABARTH

The offer: Up to £3,500 off selected Fiat cars What you can trade in: Any Euro 1-4 petrol and diesel cars registered before December 31, 2009 and owned by you for at least 180 days Eligible new vehicles and discount: 500 Pop - up to £2,125; 500X - £2,500; 500L - up to £3,500; Panda (excl. Pop) £2,000;Tipo-upto£1,500;punto - £3,500; 124 Spider - £3,000; Abarth Spider - up to £3,000; Abarth 595 - £1,095 Runs until:september30,2017 What happens to your old car: Scrapped

FORD

The offer: £2,000 off selected Ford cars and vans What you can trade in: Any petrol or diesel with Euro 4 or olderemissionsstandard,registeredbeforedecember31,2009 andownedbyyouforatleast90 days Eligible new vehicles: Fiesta; B-MAX (excl. Zetec); Focus; C-MAX; Kuga; Transit Courier; Transit Connect (excl. Base); Transit Custom; Transit Runs until: December 31, 2017 What happens to your old car: Scrapped The offer: Up to £5,000 of selected Hyundai cars What you can trade in: Any petrol or diesel car with Euro 1-4 emissions standard, registeredbeforedecember31,2009 andownedbyyouforatleast90 days. Eligiblenewvehiclesanddiscount: i10 S 1.0 - £1,545, other i10 models - £1,500; i20 S 1.2 - £2,110 - other i20 models - £2,000; i30 - £4,000; i40 - £3,000; ix20 - £2,000; Tucson - £3,500; Santa Fe - £5,000; Ioniq Hybrid £2,000 Runs until: December 31, 2017 What happens to your old car: Euro3andolderscrapped, others treated as regular trade-in

JEEP

The offer: Upto£3,500offjeep Renegade What you can trade in: Any Euro 1-4 petrol or diesel car registered before December 31, 2009 and owned by you for at least 180 days Eligiblenewvehiclesanddiscount: Renegade - £3,500 Runs until:september30,2017 What happens to your old car: Scrapped

KIA

The offer: £2,000 of selected Kia cars What you can trade in: Any car more than seven years old Eligible new vehicles: Picanto, Rio Runs until: December 31, 2017 What happens to your old car: Scrapped

MERCEDES-BENZ

The offer: £2,000 off selected Mercedes-benz and £1,000 off selected Smart cars