Low-income and disabled Londoners are set to benefit from the Government s £2,000 ULEZ vehicle scrappage scheme.
In a bid to weed out more polluting cars and motorcycles in favour of cleaner vehicles and greener forms of transport, the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has launched a new scrappage scheme for those eligible within the 32 London Boroughs or in the City of London.
For low income and/or disabled city-dwellers, this means you could possibly claim £2,000 to scrap your old car, or £1,000 to scrap a motorcycle or moped, when swapping to a vehicle with lower harmful emissions.
Cars that are high polluters account for about 50% of London's harmful air emissions, according to Sadiq Khan's office.
With the new scrappage scheme, the Government are making it clear that they d like to help clean up the city s toxic air.
The new scheme is only there, however, for those and their vehicles meeting the requirements set out by Transport for London (TfL).*
For example, existing vehicles will only be eligible for the scrappage scheme if they have been registered with the DVLA and have been owned for over a year prior to October 23, 2019.
Eligible vehicles must also not meet the ULEZ emissions standards. The money paid from the grant can go towards buying a vehicle that does.
Eligible applicants must be:
- Living within the 32 London boroughs or the City of London
- Claiming benefits
Applicants must receive one or more of the benefits below:
- Universal Credit
- Armed Forces Independence Payment
- Attendance Allowance
- Carer's Allowance
- Child Tax Credit
- Constant Attendance Allowance
- Disability Living Allowance
- Employment and Support Allowance
- Housing Benefit
- Income Support
- Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
- Jobseeker's Allowance
- Pension Credit
- Personal Independence Payment
- Severe Disablement Allowance
- War Pensions Mobility Supplement
- Working Tax Credit
Applicants must also be:
- Insured on the vehicle in question
- Have up-to-date MOT and road tax
- Have a vehicle that doesn t meet ULEZ emission standards
To find out more and even start your application, click the link below:
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*To read the Government s full Terms and Conditions for this scheme, click here.