Scrap your vehicle: London Scrappage Scheme

The Ulta Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) will be rolling out across 32 London boroughs as of 29 August 2023.

In this article, you’ll find:

1. 1. Information on the Ultra Low Emission Zone and the daily charge

1. 1. How to check if your vehicle is ULEZ complaint

1. 1. The Scrappage Scheme grant options and the eligibility criteria

1. 1. How to apply for a Scrappage Scheme grant

1. 1. Where to scrap your vehicle to receive your Scrappage Scheme grant money

The ULEZ charge

The ULEZ Zone will cost £12.50 a day for people who drive a car, van or motorbike that doesn’t meet the latest emission standards.

How to see if your vehicle meets the ULEZ regulations

To check if your vehicle is ULEZ compliant and meets the emissions and safety standards required to drive in London, enter your vehicle registration plate here.

If your vehicle does meet the regulations, happy days. If it doesn’t, you’ll need to pay a daily or charge to drive within the zone, or use public transport, walk or cycle where possible rather than pay the charge.

Introducing the Scrappage Scheme

Since the ULEZ scheme has been announced by the London Mayor, many Londoners and opposing political parties have voiced their opinion to have the scheme withdrawn.

Although there is good intention behind the scheme (less pollution), the cost-of-living crisis and the economic uncertainty across the UK is already putting a strain on lots of people and their financial situation. The added cost of driving a vehicle into London that doesn’t meet the emission standards will add to the tough financial situation for many Londoners.

It’s also going to affect journey time and commuting for a lot of people too, as many will have to resort to public transport, walking or cycling to get to and from where they need to be in order to avoid the charge.  

To help many Londoners transition from an older vehicle that doesn’t meet the new emissions standards to a newer vehicle that does, the Mayor of London has launched a new £110 scrappage scheme to help eligible Londoners on low-income or disability benefits apply for a grant to scrap their car, van or motorbike.

For cars, motorcycles and wheelchair-accessible cars or vans there are eight 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 (car or van) – £5,000

Applicants must live within one of the 32 London boroughs or the City of London and receive one or more of the following benefits:

• • 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 Pensioners’ Mobility Supplement

• • Working Tax Credit

Apply online for a Scrappage Scheme grant

To apply for a grant to scrap your vehicle in London, you need to check your eligibility and apply online by signing up with a London Road user charging (RUC) account. You can read more on the application process here.

Scrap your vehicle if it doesn’t comply with ULEZ 

Once your application is approved, Transport for London will ask you to scrap your vehicle at an Authorised Treatment Facility and will request evidence of a Certificate of Destruction. You will need to scrap your vehicle within one month.

Finding an Authorised Treatment Facility

At London Metal Recycling, we’re scrap metal specialists and have safely scrapped over 1,000 vehicles at our Authorised Treatment Facility in Wembley, London.

Simply show us proof of your successful scrappage scheme application and we will arrange a convenient time to collect your vehicle and prepare it for scrap.

We will safely salvage your vehicle at our scrap metal yard in Wembley within one working week and will handle all of the paperwork for you, including notifying the DVLA and issuing a Certificate of Destruction for you to show to the Transport of London so you can get your grant money.

To scrap your vehicle with us and successfully receive the Scrappage Scheme grant money, get in touch with us today. A member of the team will arrange a time and date to collect your end-of-life vehicle.

It’s in our best interest to help Londoners safely dispose of vehicles that don’t meet the ULEZ regulations and help them successfully receive the Scrappage Scheme grant money to help fund a new vehicle or a reliable alternative method of transport.