Monday, November 30, 2009
Scrappage scheme demand double-counted
The Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) has taken down its weekly roundup of order figures from its website and posted a notice saying it is undergoing a "mid-scheme data cleansing exercise". It said it plans to resume publishing them before the end of November.
Double-counting
A BIS spokesperson, contacted by Motor Trader, said the review was prompted after the department learnt that some orders had been mistakenly double-counted.
Typical mistakes included orders staying on the system after they had been cancelled and the double-counting of orders that had been modified by customers. She cited instances of customers changing orders to include sunroofs being counted twice on the system, saying the software had been developed quickly for the scheme's May launch and had not included a facility to change orders.
Halfway mark
"The scheme is now past the halfway mark of the total orders possible under the scheme, therefore it is the right time to undertake a data cleansing exercise on the UK Vehicle Scrappage Scheme database of orders to remove minor errors," she said.
"The scheme will continue to take orders as normal while this exercise is ongoing and the exercise should be complete by the end of this month. Thereafter, BIS will undertake further data cleansing exercises each month and will continue to work with manufacturers to provide order figure updates on a regular basis."
Deliveries
According to the latest SMMT figures 218,735 vehicles had been delivered under the scheme up to 5 November.
The scrappage scheme was extended in September bringing the total funding package up to £400m to cover 400,000 vehicles with a closing date set for 28 February or whenever the funds run out.
DATED: 30.11.09
FEED: MT
