Following enthusiastic uptake, all funding has now been claimed. This information is for existing applications.
If you've already applied to the scheme, we aim to contact you within 10 working days with the status of your application. We may ask you for more information. You can find all the criteria for existing applications below.
If your application is approved, you will get a confirmation of eligibility letter from TfL.
Once you have a confirmation of eligibility letter from TfL, you can continue to scrap or retrofit your vehicle and submit your evidence to claim your grant payment. Remember, you must be logged into the same account that you submitted your application from, or your grant payment will be delayed.
We aim to contact you within 10 working days with the outcome. We will send your grant payment by post to the named applicant at the address on the LRUC account.
After you've scrapped your vehicle, you need to upload an image of the collection receipt issued to you by the Metropolitan Police pound.
You will also need to upload evidence of a ULEZ compliant replacement vehicle. This will include:
After your vehicle has been retrofitted, you need to upload the following evidence to complete your application:
Do not scrap your vehicle until we have confirmed that you can do so. TfL will not be liable for any costs you incur if you decide to scrap your vehicle before receiving the confirmation of eligibility letter from us.
If you receive a confirmation of eligibility letter you should remove your private plate and then scrap your vehicle. When you surrender your vehicle to the Metropolitan Police Pound you will need to take the DVLA plate transfer documents. You will also need to submit these documents when you claim your grant payment.
If your vehicle doesn't meet the ULEZ emissions standards you will need to pay a daily charge to drive it within the zone. This scheme provides a grant payment for small businesses with up to 50 employees and charities to scrap or retrofit up to three HGVs, heavy vans, buses or coaches.
Micro businesses must have:
Small businesses must have:
Sole traders must be:
Charities must be:
Vehicles you intend to scrap must be:
Vehicles you intend to retrofit must be:
The vehicle being scrapped must be:
Replacement vehicle must be:
The organisation must be one of the following:
You can still apply if you don't meet one of these criteria if the vehicle you want to scrap has been driven within the Greater London Area at least 26 times between 28 March 2020 and 28 September 2020. You will need to submit evidence of these journeys such as delivery sheets or vehicle tracker data.
The vehicle being retrofitted must be:
Check that your vehicle's make and model appears on the CVRAS register, which can be downloaded from the CVRAS website. Then contact the approved company who will be able to advise you if your vehicle can be retrofitted.
Not all vehicles can be retrofitted with CVRAS approved technology. If your vehicle is not on their register you can't get a grant to retrofit it under this scheme.
You can still apply if you don't fulfil one of these criteria if the vehicle you want to retrofit has been driven within the Greater London area at least 26 times between 28 March 2020 and 28 September 2020. You will need to submit evidence of these journeys such as delivery sheets or vehicle tracker data.
If we have asked you for more information about an existing application, you can submit it by making an enquiry. For example, if you own a business as a sole trader, we may ask you to send us a completed 'State Aid declaration'. You can also ask questions about the scheme.
If you would like to withdraw your application, please tell us.
If you're scrapping your vehicle(s), consider replacing through a vehicle sharing service. Find offers available to you through third party organisations.
See how TfL uses your data on the Road User Charging privacy page.