Petition to Stop the Scrappage of Classic Cars

[Cibbie]

More details in the link trying to prevent the destruction of classic cars. Please feel free to sign if it is something you agree with! 2,700 signatures in 48 hrs seems the classic car community is getting behind this.

https://www.change.org/p/david-came...-being-stored-to-be-sold-off-to-young-drivers

 

[XAF]

Signed! It still gets me angry now....

 

[tuonokid]

Steady James, you're not an angry person
Barry

 

[Wilge]

Signed and shared on FB

 

[Cibbie]

Top work PP members! up to 3,200 signatures now

 

[748]

Although I completely agree with saving these cars from the crusher, I'm not sure about the statement that they should be sold to new drivers as first cars.
Due to the inherent fact that they're classic and old, they need a lot more maintenance to keep them in safe running condition, and the majority of them will probably be not really suitable to use as daily runners.
The vast majority of 'new' drivers can't even be arsed washing a car, never mind maintaining one.
Just sayin'
Paul

 

[yippeekiay]

The vast majority of 'new' drivers can't even be arsed washing a car,

Some of us 'old' drivers can't be arsed either. :lol:

'Rinsed' mine twice in 3½ years but it still looks brand new as a famous previous site member of the OCD TV fame kind did it properly for me when I bought it hehe

 

[Cibbie]

Although I completely agree with saving these cars from the crusher, I'm not sure about the statement that they should be sold to new drivers as first cars.
Due to the inherent fact that they're classic and old, they need a lot more maintenance to keep them in safe running condition, and the majority of them will probably be not really suitable to use as daily runners.
The vast majority of 'new' drivers can't even be arsed washing a car, never mind maintaining one.
Just sayin'
Paul

Agreed, but I think the hyperlink is slightly misleading, the flawed notion of giving the cars to the younger drivers is only a suggestion. The main aim of the petition is to prevent the destruction of classic cars which imo it would be a crying shame to destroy such craftsmanship! Really my hope is that this petition will just gather enough momentum so that the idea of simply destroying these vehicles will be challenged instead of being accepted as a foregone conclusion.

Can only hope but it is worth a shot. On a side note - Glad we've replaced these cars with nice clean modern diesels! Did everyone enjoy the air pollution today?! Because of course the only thing that comes out of an exhaust is CO2! :lol:

 

[Blue3]

Signed

 

[PhilLew]

The list refers to cars taken in under the scheme in 2009, will they not have been scrapped already or is there a new scheme in operation now?

 

[Cibbie]

There are still cars waiting to be scrapped!

 

[Dal]

How do you classify what's classic and what's not?

Minefield.

 

[PhilLew]

How do you classify what's classic and what's not?

Minefield.

The classics worth saving are all marked with a blue oval :grin: