New cars aren’t just about prestige and knowing that you’ve spent some money on a car that hasn’t been driven by anybody else, although of course there is a certain amount of pride that goes into choosing a new car. While new cars carry that prestige value, they’re also much better for the environment – which is more than enough reason to get down to the new car dealers as soon as you can.

You could argue that driving an old car is better for the environment because you’re recycling, in essence. You’re taking advantage of a car that already exists, instead of choosing from one of the many new cars that are manufactured every year. However, newer car models have been specially made with the environment in mind.

There are many incentives on offer incentives for buying new cars such as the scrappage scheme and special finance deals. The best incentive of all however should be how economical many new cars are to run, and how low in emissions they actually are. Car dealers will be able to advise you on the best cars for the environment, and the best cars to run in terms of miles per gallon, but you can also research the subject online first.