ULEZ, TFL Car Scrappage Scheme

WHAT IS ULEZ SCRAPPAGE SCHEME?

In January 2023, the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, launched a £110 million scrappage scheme for residents to trade in their older, non-compliant cars for newer, less polluting ones with a grant of up to £2000. Initially, the scheme was only available to those on certain low incomes and disability benefits.

But in August 2023, just days before the ULEZ zone expansion, the scheme was extended for all residents in London’s 32 Boroughs. To be eligible for the grant, residents must own a non-compliant vehicle, including cars, motorcycles (including mopeds, motorised tricycles and quadricycles) or wheelchair-accessible vehicles (including cars and vans).

The vehicle must be registered to the applicant (at the applicant’s address) with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) on or before 30 January 2022. The vehicle must also have MOT, valid insurance and road tax.

IS MY CAR ULEZ-COMPLIANT?

For a car to be ULEZ compliant on the road in the London Ultra Low Emission Zone, it must meet the following emissions standards for both Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) and Particulate Matter (PM):

• Euro 4 for petrol cars
• Euro 6 for diesel cars
• Euro 3 for mopeds, motorcycles, motorised tricycles and quadricycles

Therefore, petrol cars, in most cases registered after 2005, are compliant, and diesel cars generally registered after September 2015 are compliant.

However, some vehicles older than those dates are known to meet the air pollution standards, so it’s worth checking your vehicle with the Transport for London ULEZ checker.

A similar scheme is available for owners of non-compliant vans.

HOW MUCH ULEZ SCRAPPAGE GRANT?

Greater London residents that own a non-compliant vehicle can claim:

• Scrap car – £2,000
• Scrap a car – £1,600 plus an adult-rate Annual Bus & Tram Pass.
• Scrap a car – £1,200 plus two adult-rate Annual Bus & Tram Passes.
• Scrap a motorcycle – £1,000
• Scrap a motorcycle – £600 plus one adult-rate Annual Bus & Tram Pass.
• Scrap a motorcycle – £200 plus two adult-rate Annual Bus & Tram Passes.
• Scrap a wheelchair-accessible vehicle (car or van) – £10,000 (previously £5,000)
• Retrofit a wheelchair-accessible vehicle (van only) – £6,000 (previously £5,000)

The Government’s TFL scrappage grant scheme is available on a first-come, first-served basis to owners of qualified vehicles in the ULEZ Zone.

• Barking and Dagenham
• Barnet
• Bexley
• Brent
• Bromley
• Camden
• City of Westminster
• Croydon

• Ealing
• Enfield
• Greenwich
• Hackney
• Hammersmith and Fulham
• Haringey
• Harrow
• Havering

• Hillingdon
• Hounslow
• Islington
• Kensington and Chelsea
• Kingston upon Thames
• Lambeth
• Lewisham
• Merton

• Newham
• Redbridge
• Richmond upon Thames
• Southwark
• Sutton
• Tower Hamlets
• Waltham Forest
• Wandsworth

Diesel cars

• Must be Euro 6 compliant
• Were generally registered after September 2015

Hybrid & Electric cars

• With diesel engines: Must meet Euro 6 standards
• With petrol engines: Must meet Euro 4 standards

I’m a resident in the ULEZ Zone, what is the ULEZ Scrappage Scheme?

The ULEZ Scrappage Scheme is a Transport for London (TFL) grant.

Initially, the ULEZ grant had stringent eligibility criteria. However, it has been relaxed due to its expansion, allowing more individuals to benefit from the scrappage program.

Residents in London with vehicles that are not ULEZ compliant can apply for a grant to replace their affected vehicle. The application is still subject to eligibility. For full details on the criteria, click the link below.

Check my eligibility for ULEZ

As a commuter, how do we know if a car is ULEZ compliant?

The best way is to use the Transport for London’s vehicle checker.

What are the main scrappage scheme requirements?

1. You live in a ULEZ zone and are eligible for the grant.

2. You have successfully applied pending a Certificate of Destruction (COD) for the affected vehicle.

3. You have disposed of your affected vehicle with a registered Authorised Treatment Facility (ATF), which has provided you with a Certificate of Destruction (COD).