ULEZ scrappage scheme offering £2,000 to replace older cars will end within weeks

Drivers living in London have a matter of weeks to apply for grants to help them replace their older cars with models that are compliant with the capital's Ultra Low Emission Zone. The ULEZ scrappage scheme, launched in January 2023 and extended six months later, will close next month due to a decline in requests, according to Transport for London. Transport for London is closing the ULEZ scrappage scheme next month due to a decline in demand for the grant, it claims Applications for the scheme offering grants worth up to £9,000 for minibuses, £7,000 for vans, £2,000 for cars and £1,000 for motorbikes officially end at midnight on Sunday 7 September, TfL has confirmed. ULEZ Scrappage Scheme grant payment options Scrap a car - £2,000 Scrap a car - £1,600 plus one 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 - £10,000 Retrofit a wheelchair accessible vehicle - £6,000 Source: Transport for London It means Sadiq Khan is likely to recover in excess of £20million from the funds promised to support the expansion of ULEZ. As such, TfL says the scrappage scheme 'has been successful in achieving its objectives' by sparking a 53 per cent reduction in non-compliant vehicles in the wake of the zone's expansion in August last year.