Vauxhall has expanded its swappage discount programme, which allows buyers to trade in cars over seven years old to obtain a discount worth at least £3,000, to include the Insignia, Meriva and Zafira.

The discounts scheme has been launched to help bring in customers for the March plate-change and is already available on the new Astra, Astra Sports Hatch and certain Corsa models.

Vauxhall’s Swappage offer allows buyers to use any seven-year-old UK-registered car with insurance, road tax and MoT – no matter what its value or condition – as currency to reduce the cost of any of the six models listed by at least £3,000.

In some cases Vauxhall is discounting by £5,675 on models like the Zafira Life 1.6, which reduces the price from £18,670 to £12,995.

Vauxhall has been running its swappage scheme since February 5 and applies to new cars ordered or registered before March 31 from participating dealers.