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The Chinese government, however, has been slow to expand social benefits, focusing instead on boosting consumption through short-term measures, such as trade-in programmes for household appliances and electronics.

Escobar and six other union board members signed the Kelley Blue Book trade-in estimate with the higher mileage, dated December 2022, according to a copy of the document obtained by The Times.

State-backed trade-in schemes already covered televisions, phones, tablets and smart watches as well as electric and hybrid vehicles.

But a lot of these shoppers fail to consider another key factor that can help save money: getting the best value for their trade-in vehicle.

"As part of the integration of Game, we will be phasing out the trade-in, pre-owned and Game Elite offerings in the UK over the coming months," a spokesperson for Frasers Group said.