The aim of this campaign was to remove as many potential abandoned vehicles from the streets as possible by taking advantage of the cartakeback.com network to provide free uplift of end of life vehicles throughout mainland Scotland. The campaign image was displayed on bus rears and posters throughout mainland Scotland and a radio advert featuring Quentin Wilson was aired on local radio stations.
The advertising encouraged people with unwanted vehicles in their gardens, yards and lockups to arrange to have them uplifted for free. Please click here to view the press release for the campaign.
Over the period of the campaign, August to November 2006, 1000 vehicles were reported through the hotline and the website and over 700 were uplifted.
Thank you to all who helped to make this campaign a success!
With the implementation of the End of Life Vehicles Directive on 1st January 2007 the major vehicle manufacturers set up take-back networks to recover vehicles and meet their producer responsibility obligations.
Manufacturers of the vast majority of vehicles on the UK's roads have made their network arrangements with one of two service providers, as follows:
BMW, Daihatsu, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Daewoo, Dodge, Ferrari, Honda, Isuzu, Jeep, Maserati, Maybach, Mercedes-Benz, MINI, Mitsubishi Canter, Porsche, Saab, SMART, Subaru, Suzuki, Toyota/Lexus and Vauxhall go to www.autogreen.org.
and for:
Alfa Romeo, Alpine, Aston Martin, Audi, Austin, Bentley, Bugatti, Citroen, Dacia, DAF, Datsun, Dodge, Fiat, Ford, Hillman, Humber, Hyundai, Iveco, Jaguar, Lamborghini, Lancia, Land Rover, LDV, Leyland, Leyland DAF, Lotus, Matra, Mazda, MG, MG X-Power, Mitsubishi, Morris, Nissan, Perodua, Peugeot, Proton, Renault, Renault Trucks, Riley, Rover, Seat, Simca, Singer, Skoda, Sunbeam, Talbot, Tata, Tatra, Triumph, Volkswagen, Volkswagen Commercial, Volvo and Wolseley go to www.cartakeback.com.
For further information on the abandoned and nuisance vehicle problem in Scotland you can download our FREE GUIDE.