Leo

[Rat Catcher]

I am considering all of that, Ken. Obviously the longer I can keep the MKIII the closer it's value will get to the €10k on offer. There is another dimension though. If I pass the MKIII to Mrs. Catcher it would be deemed to be at OMV for taxation purposes which, even using Revenue's VRT calculator to ascertain value, would give rise to a significant balancing charge. I could avoid that by taking the scrappage and using that money to source a motor of equivalent value. With the scrap value being zero the money received would merely reduce wear and tear allowances over an eight year period rather than having a balancing charge in one lump.

[Rat Catcher]

As a relevant aside, I'm not completely opposed to maintaining the MKII Ken. It is an extremely good car and very cheap to maintain with no DPF and a manual gearbox... throw in classic car tax and insurance in due course and it's certainly an option!

[Belker]

As a relevant aside, I'm not completely opposed to maintaining the MKII Ken. It is an extremely good car and very cheap to maintain with no DPF and a manual gearbox... throw in classic car tax and insurance in due course and it's certainly an option!

Classic status is after 30 years fer motor tax.
Fer classic insurance it must be a 2nd car that the person owns.

[Rat Catcher]

Over halfway there for the tax... but more relevant Mrs Catcher loves the environment and is convinced that maintaining cars is far kinder to the environment than scrapping them when one considers the environmental impact of manufacture, mineral extraction, shipping etc... and that's without taking into account the proportion of electricity that's generated by burning fossil fuels!

Obviously if one was allowed scrap the MKII instead of the MKIII that would negate the damage to the environment to a considerable degree but that's not allowed under the rules attached to ESPSV grant aid schemes to date.

[Octavia1]

Ther are alternatives to using fossil fuels rat ... the problem is oil is cheap.. ... and the human Ape is greedy ...
If everyone kept ther car for 20 yers the world economy wud collapse ...let me explain...we can already see the impact on the german economy as a result of their faltering car industry tru ther lack of innovation an stubbornness  in continued production of a 19th century technology ... the diesel engine ....
If everyone kept ther car for 20 yers the result wud be mass unemployment in car factories, haulage ,shipping ,dealerships ,advertising  etcetera etcetera  etcetera....  climate change wud accelerate with increased emissions. ... the older the engine the higher the pollutants .... then thers increased numerous cancer diagnosis and increase in road deaths statistics due to vehicle safety standards not advancing and  more frequent mechanical failures ..... in short it wud be catastrophic
Yu really need to retire  the fred dibbnah in ya an help save the planet ...go on .... get an EV .. yu know yu want one