ULEZ van and minibus scrappage scheme

Scrappage scheme closed to new applicants

We are no longer accepting new, stage 1 applications for the ULEZ van and minibus scrappage scheme.

Check your vehicle

If your vehicle doesn't meet the ULEZ emissions standards, you may need to pay a daily charge to drive it within the zone. We prefer vehicle owners use a vehicle that meets the emissions standards if they need to drive or to use public transport, walk or cycle where possible rather than pay the daily charge.

Existing applications

You can find the criteria for existing applications on this page including how to submit your evidence.

You should only scrap, donate or retrofit your vehicle if you have received confirmation from us that your application has been approved.

Vehicles for Ukraine

Successful scrappage scheme applicants can choose to donate suitable vehicles to Ukraine instead of scrapping them, and still receive a grant payment.

British-Ukrainian Aid (BUA), a UK-registered charity, will support with the transfer of vehicles to Ukraine to be used for humanitarian and medical purposes.

How it works

To donate your vehicle to Ukraine and receive a scrappage scheme grant payment, you must meet the scheme eligibility criteria. You will need to have followed the application process as outlined and picked the option to scrap or scrap and replace your vehicle when you applied.

If your application has been approved, you will have received a confirmation of eligibility letter which explains your options. To donate your vehicle to Ukraine, you will need to complete BUA's online form using the link in your letter.

Arranging the transfer

BUA will contact you within 5 working days to confirm if your vehicle is suitable and let you know what other documents you need to have for the transfer. They'll also arrange the drop off or collection of your vehicle at a convenient time.

BUA will check all your vehicle details match when you transfer the vehicle. You will need to give BUA the new keeper slip from the vehicle's V5C and then notify the DVLA that the vehicle has been transferred to BUA as the new keeper, using the details they provide.

Certificate of Donation and grant payment

When you've transferred your vehicle, BUA will email you a Certificate of Donation. You can upload this in the 'Submit evidence of scrap, donation, or retrofit' section on this page. After we verify your certificate, we will send your grant payment.

If BUA finds your vehicle is not suitable, then you can scrap it at an Authorised Treatment Facility instead.

If you donate your vehicle without having received a confirmation of eligibility letter from us you will not be eligible for a grant payment and TfL will not be liable for any costs you incur.

If you would like to donate your vehicle to Ukraine but are not eligible for the scrappage scheme or have missed the application window, contact British-Ukrainian Aid.

Authorised Treatment Facilities (ATFs)

Applicants who are successfully approved and scrap their vehicle within the specified timeframe may also be eligible for a separate, additional payment from the ATF for its scrap value. This additional payment from the ATF is unrelated to the grant payment received from TfL.

TfL have partnered with ATFs CarTakeBack and Redcorn Ltd who can scrap vehicles approved for the scrappage scheme quickly and may also offer an additional payment for most vehicle types.

Application Stage 2: Scrap/donate, scrap/donate and replace, or retrofit your vehicle

If your stage 1 application has been approved, you will have received a confirmation of eligibility letter that asked you to scrap/donate, scrap/donate and replace, or retrofit your vehicle.

Scrap a vehicle

If you choose to scrap your vehicle, you should do this at an ATF. They will issue you with Certificate of Destruction. You will have 6 months, from the date of your confirmation of eligibility letter, to scrap your vehicle and provide us with the evidence.

Donate a vehicle

If you choose to donate your vehicle to Ukraine, you should complete BUA's online form using the link provided in your confirmation letter. BUA will then check if your vehicle is suitable. If confirmed, they will contact you and arrange drop/off collection of your vehicle and then email you a Certificate of Donation. You will have 6 months, from the date of your confirmation of eligibility letter, to donate your vehicle and give us the evidence.

If BUA decide that your vehicle is not suitable, they will notify you and you can scrap your vehicle at an ATF instead.

Applicants who donate their vehicles to Ukraine will not be eligible for any additional payment that they may have received from an ATF for a scrapped vehicle.

Retrofitting a vehicle

If you are retrofitting a wheelchair accessible vehicle (van) you will need to contact an approved Clean Vehicle Retrofit Accreditation Scheme (CVRAS) fitter to find out if your vehicle (van) can be retrofitted and arrange for the works to be completed. The fitter will issue you with a retrofit invoice and CVRAS vehicle installation certificate. You will have 6 months, from the date of your confirmation of eligibility letter, to retrofit your vehicle and provide us with the evidence.

Replacing a scrapped/donated vehicle

If you are replacing a scrapped/donated vehicle, you will need to provide evidence of scrap or donation and the evidence that you've replaced it with a fully electric ULEZ compliant vehicle. You will have 6 months, from the date of your confirmation of eligibility letter, to scrap/donate and replace your vehicle and provide us with the evidence.

Confirmation of eligibility

If you scrap, donate or retrofit your vehicle without having received a confirmation of eligibility letter from us, TfL will not be liable for any costs you incur.

See our submit evidence of scrap, donation or retrofit section to upload your documents.

Grant payment

We will process your grant payment cheque once we have received and verified your evidence. Your cheque will be made payable to the named organisation or sole trader and sent by post to the operational address from your application.

Submit evidence of scrap, donation, or retrofit

If your stage 1 application has been approved and you have scrapped, donated, or retrofitted your vehicle, you will need to provide us with the evidence here.

You must be signed into the same Road User Charging account that you submitted your application from, or your grant payment will be delayed.

Scrapped a vehicle

If you've scrapped a vehicle, you will need to upload the Certificate of Destruction (as issued by an ATF).

Donated a vehicle

If you've donated a vehicle to Ukraine, you will need to upload the Certificate of Donation, (as issued by BUA).

Retrofitted a vehicle

If you've retrofitted a vehicle, you will need to upload an image of the CVRAS retrofit invoice and CVRAS vehicle installation certificate. These must be dated after the date of the letter we sent you confirming your eligibility for the scheme.

Scrapped/donated and replaced a vehicle with an electric vehicle

If you have replaced a scrapped/donated vehicle with an electric vehicle, you will need to upload the Certificate of Destruction/Certificate of Donation for the vehicle you scrapped/donated and evidence that you have replaced it with a fully electric vehicle.

If you have purchased an electric vehicle, you will need to provide proof of purchase such as a sales invoice and V5C (DVLA registration document).

If you have leased or hired an electric vehicle, you will need to provide the lease/hire agreement that is a minimum of 2 years long. This must be in the name of the business, charity or authorised employee, director, or trustee of a charity.

You will also need to provide a current certificate of motor insurance (for business use).

If the replacement vehicle is not registered to the organisation, then you will need to provide confirmation on letter-headed paper that the registered keeper is either a director, employee, or trustee.

This evidence must be dated after the date of the letter we send you confirming your eligibility for the scheme.

Next steps

We will aim to process your evidence within 10 working days. We will contact you with the outcome. Once approved, your grant payment cheque will be made payable to the named organisation or sole trader and sent by post to the operational address provided with your application.

Additional evidence

Only use this section if you've applied to the scheme and we've asked you to supply further evidence.

When uploading your evidence, please make sure you are signed in to the Road User Charging account that you used to apply.

Make an enquiry

If you have any questions about the ULEZ van and minibus scrappage scheme, you can make an enquiry.

Disclaimer

The scheme has limited funds and operates on a first come, first served basis. We may review how this scheme is operating (such as the length of the scheme, eligibility checks, grant payment options and more) and make changes when necessary.

This page provides an overview of the ULEZ van and minibus scrappage scheme. Please see the terms and conditions for full details.

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Eligibility criteria for exiting applicants

The scheme is now closed to new applicants, but we've included the scheme eligibility criteria here as reference for people who have already applied.

See the ULEZ van and minibus scrappage scheme terms and conditions for full details.

Under the scrappage scheme, eligible sole traders, micro businesses, small businesses and charities could apply for funds of up to £11,500 to scrap, donate, or retrofit a light van or minibus or to put towards the cost of a cleaner vehicle.

Small businesses, micro businesses and sole traders that received a grant payment under the previous TfL van and minibus scrappage scheme, could not apply to the equivalent scheme again.

Small businesses, micro businesses and sole traders could apply to scrap, donate, or retrofit up to 3 vans or minibuses in total. If they have already received a grant for one vehicle as part of this scheme, they could reapply to scrap or retrofit an additional 2 vehicles.

Charities could apply to scrap, donate, or retrofit up to 3 vans or minibuses , even if they received a grant under the previous scheme. If they have already received a grant for one vehicle as part of this scheme, they could reapply for an additional 2 vehicles.

Each vehicle needed a separate application.

Grant payment options

The van and minibus scrappage scheme offered six options:

• Scrap or donate a van - £7,000
• Scrap or donate a minibus - £9,000
• Retrofit a van - £6,000
• Retrofit a minibus - £6,000
• Scrap or donate a van and replace with an electric van - £9,500
• Scrap or donate a minibus and replace with an electric minibus - £11,500

Organisation and vehicle eligibility

The scheme is for micro businesses (with up to 10 employees), small businesses (under 50 employees), sole traders and registered charities with a registered address within the 32 London boroughs or the City of London (Greater London Area). The following organisations could apply:

Small businesses with:

• Under 50 employees
• Up to £10.2m turnover or up to £5.1m balance sheet total in the preceding and current financial year and
• Companies House registration as an active company or VAT registered within the 32 London boroughs or the City of London

Micro businesses with:

• 10 or fewer employees
• Up to £632,000 turnover or up to £316,000 balance sheet total in the preceding and current financial year and
• Companies House registration as an active company or VAT registered within the 32 London boroughs or City of London

Sole traders who must be:

• A self-employed person who owns and operates a business within the 32 London boroughs or the City of London

Charities that are:

• Registered with the Charities Commission as active within the 32 London boroughs or the City of London

A vehicle you intend to scrap/donate must be:

• A light van, up to and including 3.5 tonnes gross vehicle weight (GVW) or minibus (up to and including 5 tonnes GVW) registered to an eligible organisation for more than 12 calendar months before the start of the scrappage scheme on 30 January 2023
• Registered with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) in the name of the business, sole trader or charity (if the vehicle is registered to an employee, director of the small/micro business or trustee of a charity you will need to provide confirmation of their link to the organisation)
• Insured for business use
• Certified with valid road tax and MOT
• ULEZ non-compliant (this includes pre-Euro 6 diesel vehicles and pre-Euro 4 petrol vehicles)

If you chose to scrap/donate and replace with an electric vehicle - the replacement vehicle must be:

• A fully electric light van (up to and including 3.5 tonnes GVW) or a fully electric minibus (up to and including 5 tonnes GVW)
• Purchased or on a hire/lease contract that is at least two years long
• The same body type (van or minibus) as the vehicle that you scrapped.

If you chose to retrofit - the vehicle you intend to retrofit must be:

• A light van (up to and including 3.5 tonnes GVW) or minibus (up to and including 5 tonnes GVW) registered to an eligible organisation for more than 12 calendar months before the start of the scrappage scheme on 30 January 2023
• Registered with the DVLA in the name of the business, sole trader or charity (if the vehicle is registered to an employee, director of the small/micro business or trustee of a charity you will need to provide confirmation of their link to the organisation)
• On the Clean Vehicle Retrofit Accreditation Scheme (CVRAS) register;(you will need to find your vehicle's make and model on this list to make sure it can be retrofitted)
• Retrofitted by a CVRAS-approved company with an approved emissions reduction system.

Minimal Financial Assistance

If you have received or expect to receive any subsidy control (Minimal Financial Assistance) this year or in the preceding two financial years, you will have needed to provide details about this funding during the application.

Applying with a private (personalised) plate

If you have applied to scrap/donate a vehicle that has a private (personalised) number plate, you will need to have provided the private plate details when entering your number plate (Vehicle Registration Mark) in the application so we can validate your vehicle make and model. If you receive a confirmation of eligibility letter from us, you should remove your private plate and then scrap/donate your vehicle.