Motor dealer calls on Government to introduce used car scrappage scheme

A used car scrappage scheme would give exchequer figures and consumer confidence a timely boost, according to a leading motor dealer.

Bill Keary, chief executive of Keary’s Renault Cork Dealership, cited the latest Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) figures showing a decline of 18% in new car sales in May.

SIMI predicts total 2012 sales of 75,000 cars, compared to 130,000 in a “normal” year.