Cars get dirtier after scrappage scheme ends

The average CO2 emission rating has been creeping up since the end of the scrappage scheme rather than continuing the constant reduction in CO2 emissions that is needed to meet EU targets in 2012.

The scheme officially ended in April, when the average CO2 emission of new cars sold was 144.93g/km, but it has crept back up to 145.26 for the cars sold in June. There were 10,000 cars bought with assistance from the scrappage scheme in April, and just 1,200 in June.