The Government’s recent launch of the car scrappage scheme appears to be far exceeding expectations, well that’s what we’ve seen and the feedback received from new car website owners especially ones advertising scrappage.

The £2,000 incentive offered to motorists has already seen a significant increase in interest from those wishing to take advantage of the scrappage scheme.

Since the scrappage scheme was announced by Alistair Darling as part of the 2009 budget, most websites have seen the new car enquiries submitted through double in number.

Despite some industry commentators showing concerns about the scheme, our findings have demonstrated that it is already stimulating overwhelming demand for both new cars and light commercial vehicles.

There has been significant activity for most marques, including over 150 per cent increases in enquiries for Mercedes Benz, Audi, BMW and Honda enquiries, as well as 75 per cent increases for Nissan, Volkswagen, Toyota and Ford.

Although the scrappage scheme was originally designed to stimulate demand for more environmentally-friendly cars, even marques such as Jaguar, Porsche, Aston Martin and Dodge have also seen a notable increase in enquiries since the scheme was announced.

However some manufacturers are restricting the offers, for example cars that already have significant discounts are not entitled the the scrappage allowance.