scrappage

English

Etymology

scrap +‎ -age

Noun

scrappage (usually uncountable, plural scrappages)

1. The practice of scrapping something.
2. (UK) An amount of money paid by the government to a person trading in an old car (to be scrapped) for a more environmentally-friendly new one.
   • 2009 April 22, Dan Milmo, Tim Webb, “Budget 2009: car industry welcomes scrappage scheme”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     Motorists will receive £2,000 if they sell their old car and buy a new model, after the chancellor bowed to pressure from the automotive sector and announced a car scrappage scheme this afternoon.

   • 2022 December 14, Paul Stephen, “Network News: New DLR trains part of £8.1bn TfL transport plans”, in RAIL, number 972, page 21:

     A London-wide Ultra Low Emissions Zone will be in operation from August 29 2023, supported by new bus services and a £110m car scrappage scheme for Londoners who are disabled and/or on low incomes.

Translations

amount of money paid to trade in an old car

• German: Abwrackprämie (de) f