Truckers have not yet seen clear the opportunity to change their vehicle with the latest edition of the aid of the PIMA Transport Plan . Either because economic difficulties do not encourage removing the old truck to change it for a new one, either because of the attachment they have to that great travel companion in which so grants to start a trucking company many routes have been made, the truth is that road transport professionals They are a minority when it comes to applying for these aid for the removal of trucks.
In the last provisional balance, with data up to mid-April, some 430 applications for aid to the PIMA Transportation Plan were processed. Only a third of them correspond to trucks, while requests for help to scrap buses account for 66% of the total.
The withdrawal of these vehicles with these aid can help pay for a new truck, more modern, efficient and sustainable, which in the long run benefits the environment. In that case, before buying a new truck, we recommend you compare your truck insurance at so that you also notice that saving in your policy.
The Plan to Promote the Environment in Transportation, known as the PIMA Transportation Plan, was approved last December by the Government and includes aid for scrapping trucks with a tonnage greater than 3.5 tons and buses, always that have been acquired before January 2007. This plan will distribute 4.7 million euros in aid of up to 3,000 euros per vehicle. In the case of trucks, the tonnage of the retired vehicle determines the amount of aid: