You could get £2,000 to scrap your old diesel car

Government's expected scheme would be limited to certain areas or drivers, say reports

A man refuels at a petrol station
(Image credit: Anthony Devlin/AFP/Getty Images)

A government scheme expected to be announced this week would offer drivers up to £2,000 to trade in their old diesel car for a greener alternative.

It would mirror the so-called "cash for clunkers" in 2009, which took 400,000 of the most polluting diesels off UK roads, the BBC says.

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