TESK Scrapping Vehicle Incentive Act Application

The president of the Confederation of Turkish Tradesmen and Craftsmen (TESK), Bendevi Palandöken, demanded that the incentive law be back on the agenda for the recycling of junk vehicles that negatively affect the environment, human health and traffic.

Palandoken, in his written statement, stated that citizens should save their old, dilapidated, visual and environmental vehicles, threatening human health by encouraging them and leaving them at authorized recycling facilities.

Pointing out that for this, privileges such as the cancellation of motor vehicle tax debts and traffic fines for those who scrap their vehicles and the continuation of the law to be enacted must be brought, Palandöken made the following assessment:

PRICES INCREASED MORE THAN 2 TIMES

“While new vehicle prices increased from increased exchange rates, vehicle prices increased more than 2 times as the vehicle’s duty-free price increased, as the vehicle’s SCT base increased.

Although this situation pushes our citizens to use second-hand and aged vehicles, it increases the possible risks in traffic. Because old vehicles cause an increase in traffic accidents, property damage, increased fuel consumption and the importation of unnecessary spare parts, which leads to the loss of national wealth.

In addition, the fact that old vehicles are not scrapped means that Turkey imports scrap metal from abroad. Turkey is one of the main scrap importing countries. However, with incentives, old vehicles should be disposed of and foreign currency outflows should be prevented by reducing scrap imports.

MOST OF THE 26 MILLION VEHICLES 15 YEARS OR OLDER

Palandoken noted that there are approximately 26 million vehicles on the roads and most of them are 15 years or older.

Palandöken noted that Turkey’s use of scrap metal and old vehicles in this period when the whole world is turning to hybrid and electric vehicles that emit less waste into the environment:

“Because the transportation industry is the largest producer of man-made greenhouse gases. The fact that old and junk vehicles emit black smoke and that their exhaust emission values ​​are much higher than normal not only threatens our environment, but also negatively affects human health.

Therefore, it is necessary to encourage our citizens to scrap and vehicles stopped in the streets, streets and squares. (AA)