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This number corresponds to 26% of the total car fleet in Portugal, while only 20 years ago, the share of cars over 20 years old was only 1%, according to a report by NM.
In Portugal, in the last year, the average age of light vehicles was 13.4 years, while the average age both in light goods, as well as in heavy vehicles, passengers, and goods, is around 15 years.
In 2021, of the 5.6 million cars in circulation in Portugal, 63% were over 10 years old. With regard to the average age of vehicles delivered for scrap, in 2021, the value was around 23.5 years (for comparison, in 2006, it was set at 16 years).
ACAP proposes that Portugal reintroduce mechanisms to encourage the scrapping of end-of-life vehicles to accelerate the replacement of older, more polluting conventional vehicles with low-emission vehicles.
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2 out of three of our cars are mow over 20 years old, and my other is 10 years old. The fleet will continue to age whilst the tax of new cars remains so high.
By Ian from Beiras on 17 Feb 2023, 08:14
I think this is the crux of the matter. Tax is too high and the cost of running a car at all is prohibitive. A scrappage scheme will only attract the more affluent as they can afford the car payments. The payment would have to be 30% of the car value or more to entice the average driver in my area where I regularly see cars from the '80s and '90s being used. When I visit my local IPO, I see the older cars being asked to rev very high before they come in so they pass the emissions test. That is how far away we are from moving towards 'net zero'!
By Russell Taylor from Other on 17 Feb 2023, 12:43
With good mechanical maintenance there's no need to change cars often.
By Diogo F. from Lisbon on 18 Feb 2023, 13:27