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Khan to End ULEZ Scrappage Scheme

London’s Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) scrappage scheme will be closed to new applicants on September 7, the mayor’s office has confirmed.
City Hall said on Friday that the scrappage scheme, which allowed Londoners to exchange their non-emissions compliant vehicles for cash, would be wound down because applications have “dropped sharply in recent weeks.”
Transport for London’s (TfL) director of strategy and planning, Christina Calderato, encouraged those still needing to access the scheme to make their applications before September 8, adding that any remaining funds left in the budget would be considered for use in the mayor’s other transport strategies.
The scheme has a budget of £210 million and was introduced when Mayor Sadiq Khan extended the ULEZ zone in August 2023 to all of London’s boroughs.
Generally petrol cars first registered after 2005 and most diesel vehicles registered after September 2015 meet the ULEZ emissions requirements.
Drivers of vehicles that do not meet TfL emissions standards and which are not exempt must pay a £12.50 daily charge to drive within the zone.
Grants are worth from £1,000 for motorcycles and £2,000 for cars to £7,000 for vans and £9,000 for minibuses.
So far, more than £186 million has been committed to nearly 54,000 applicants.
Khan said that he was proud of the scrappage scheme, which “has supported so many Londoners to switch to cleaner, greener vehicles.”

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