| Private and fleet buyers
in the UK are to be offered up to £5,000
as an incentive to buy greener cars in a
government scheme launching at the start
of next year. From January 2011,
customers will be able to claim up to
£5,000 to reduce the upfront costs of
ultra-low carbon cars by as much as 25 per
cent.
The scheme is designed to encourage
more people to choose an ultra-low carbon
vehicle, reducing pollution and
stimulating the automotive sector.
The incentive has been confirmed ahead
of the completion of the government's
spending review in October, to give more
certainty to investors and manufacturers
of ultra-low carbon cars who need to make
long-term decisions on where to launch the
vehicles and production facilities.
£43 million has been made available for
the scheme up to the end of March 2012.
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Green light for car scheme
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