Ministers Back Credit For Scrapping Scheme To Kickstart Motor Industry

RADSTOCK, UNITED KINGDOM - MARCH 12: A scrap car is dragged by a mechanical dragger as it is processed in a car dismantlers and scrapyard on March 12 2009 in Radstock, England. Government Ministers are backing a plan to offer motorists up to GBP 2,500 in taxpayer-funded handouts for trading their old car in for a newer model. With the idea of a 'cash-for-scrap' bounty as part of a plan to kick start the motor industry. A scheme pioneered in Germany has led to a 21 per cent rise in new vehicle sales in February compared to a fall by more than 21 per cent last month in the UK. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)