Trade in your old car - Greece scrappage scheme

UPDATE 3rd November 2009 The new PASOK government have now scrapped the scrappage scheme.
Finance and Environment Ministers announced abolition of car withdrawal measure underlining the huge fiscal cost for the state budget, the limited benefit for the environment and minimum boost of the country’s productivity as it does not have a car industry.

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About 29,000 car owners have traded in their vehicles in the past two weeks to benefit from a government scrappage scheme, offering cash for the withdrawal of old cars from the roads, according to an industry body. The figure is higher than expected, falling just short of the 30,000 cars taken to scrapyards in the first nine months of this year, before the launch of the scheme, according to the Alternative Vehicle Management of Greece (EDOE), the organization which certifies the centers that accept vehicles for recycling


Scrapyards across the country currently report being overwhelmed, with between 1,000 and 1,500 old vehicles being handed over every day. Car owners, who should expect to wait anything from 30 minutes to several hours, can contact the nearest of 81 vehicle-recycling centers across Greece and arrange an appointment (see below for Crete contact details).

Owners can turn up with vehicles weighing up to 3.5 tons and the recycling center will undertake all the paperwork. Within a week, the car owner should receive a certificate of destruction in the mail that they then take to their local tax office to collect compensation ranging from 500 to 2,200 euros.

Those who wish to purchase a new more environmentally friendly car (classified as Euro 4 or Euro 5) are entitled to another 1,000 euros through their local tax office. This additional cash can be obtained using a certificate issued by the relevant prefectural authority upon the issuance of the new car's registration.
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Scrappage Centres in Crete:

Chania
Vehicle scrappage centre, MON EPE, Kontopoulo, Dimos Keramia, Chania.
Tel . 28210 65150

Heraklion

Katheris ABEE, BI-PE Heraklion, O.T.13, Odos P, Alikarnassos, Heraklion
Tel. 2810 382021

and

Kokalis Scrap EPE, Odos L and O, BI_PE Heraklion, O.T 3, Alikarnassos
Tel. 2810 383015

Note: Heavy vehicles, over 3.5 tons, can be scrapped in Heraklion only.

www.edoe.gr