Cab Direct
Launch Scrappage
Gordon
The people on the dole
Scheme
Brown The
they hang around the door
waiting for their giro cheque
to appear on the fl oor.
Finally thereʼs some good news for hard-
pressed cabbies. Taxi owners and operators
will be able to take advantage of the
governmentʼs new vehicle scrappage initiative,
Clown
Here we are again
itʼs all the same
after Cab Direct became one of the fi rst industry
history repeats itself
suppliers to announce their participation in the Gordon Brown the clown the countryʼs on its knees again.
Scheme.
has let the country down
from cabbie to offi ce worker When will people learn
£2,000 Saving
you canʼt turn a job down. thereʼs no money to earn
Announced in the budget by chancellor Alistair
the labour party here
Darling, the Scheme provides buyers with
£2,000 discount on a brand new car or taxi
Darlingʼs just the same are corrupt till the bitter end
when they trade in a vehicle more than ten
playing the money game
years old or more. Specifi cally, this means
heʼs had his budget Brian Cee 2009
vehicles registered before 31st August 1999. and put the petrol up again
The registered keeper of the new vehicle
must have been the registered keeper of the
ʻscrappageʼ vehicle for 12 months or more -
so unfortunately no, you canʼt just pop out
and snap up a banger now to use to claim
the cash offer.
Business Boost
The aim of the Scheme is to increase
demand for new vehicles. Business
Secretary Lord Mandelson claims this
will both support viability and jobs in
the automotive sector and help reduce
harmful emissions, by taking older, less
effi cient vehicles off the road.

Following weeks of negotiation between
Ministers, car makers and the Society of
Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT)
the £2,000 discount is being funded
jointly by the Government and automotive
manufacturers.
SMMT chief executive Paul Everitt
commented: “This is good news for
consumers and will get people back into
showrooms, kick-starting demand in
the market. The scheme recognises the
economic value of the motor industry and
we are determined to make it a success”.
Cab Direct has been quick to ensure that
the taxi trade doesnʼt miss out. Following
a meeting in London to discuss the roll-out
of the Scheme managing director Paul
Nelson commented: “We all know these
are tough times for many in the taxi trade so
every little help should be welcomed.
Clearly the Scheme wonʼt suit everyone
but £2,000 is a signifi cant sum of money
and if it helps tip the balance to make
weekly payments affordable then itʼs a real
benefi t for some people. Too often the taxi
trade seems to miss out when it comes to
government support so we were determined
to make sure that our customers can take
advantage of the Scrappage Scheme.
Thatʼs why weʼre now offering a special
Scrappage Scheme Hotline (0800 916
0047) to help taxi operators take advantage
of this new initiative”.
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