Scrappage scheme

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Scrappage scheme to close after already committing £186m

Fleets wanting to apply for funding from a scrappage scheme have until September 7 before it closes.

ULEZ 16 Aug

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Van scrappage scheme failing to deliver electric switch

Calls made to improve incentives for businesses to switch to electric vans as scrappage scheme fails to fund adoption.

Costs & incentives 27 Jun

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Payments for ULEZ van scrappage scheme increased

The ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ) scrappage scheme has been expanded, with all Londoners now eligible and payments to van fleets increased.

ULEZ 4 Aug

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ULEZ scrappage scheme expanded allowing more fleets to apply

A £110 million scrappage scheme will be opened up to more fleets ahead of the launch of London’s expanded ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ).

ULEZ 1 Jun

Alex Achilleos, managing director of Inside Out Eventz, in his new van

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Small fleets receive share of £18m ULEZ scrappage scheme funding

Small businesses and charities, as well as low-income and disabled Londoners, have received a share of the cash.

ULEZ 24 Apr

Chris Boardman, Transport Commissioner, and Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham

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Clean air zone support for Greater Manchester fleets

Fleets in Greater Manchester will be able apply for funding from November to buy low-emission vehicles ahead of the introduction of the Greater Manchester clean air zone in May next year.

clean air zones 7 Sept

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£120m for fleet vehicle upgrades ahead of Manchester clean air zone

Greater Manchester has published its final Clean Air Plan, with an anticipated launch date of May 30 for its clean air zone.

clean air zones 2 Jul

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Updated: Coventry drivers scrap old cars for mobility credits

Motorists in Coventry are scrapping their old cars in exchange for £3,000 worth of mobility credits, as part of a new initiative to improve air quality.

Scrappage scheme 15 Mar

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Chancellor’s financial statement ‘disappointing’ for fleets

The Chancellor's summer economic plan introduced a range of measures to help the UK economy recover from the impact of the coronavirus.

9 Jul

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Coronavirus: one in six auto jobs threatened as 'pressure grows'

A third of employees working in the auto industry are still on furlough and up to one in six jobs are at risk as a result of Covid-19.

23 Jun

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BVRLA and FLA provide scrappage scheme blueprint

The BVRLA and the FLA have outlined a set of principles upon which they believe any new scrappage scheme should be based.

10 Jun

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Government planning scrappage scheme to boost EV sales

The Government is set to launch a fresh incentive for UK car buyers to swap their petrol and diesel cars for an electric vehicle (EV).

8 Jun

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Used cars: Leasing companies will have to ‘work harder’

Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions says the industry will have to ‘knuckle down’ if values are to be achieved in a post-pandemic used car market.

27 May

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Coronavirus: Scrappage scheme may be required to jump start car industry

Car makers are calling on the UK Government to introduce a scrappage scheme or other incentives to boost new car sales in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic.

20 May

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Coventry to trial £1m scrappage scheme

A £1 million scrappage scheme will be trialled in Coventry next year, with motorists given up to £3,000 worth of mobility credits to ditch their car.

3 Mar

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Imminent London ULEZ prompts renewed calls for Government help

With just a matter of days to go before the launch of London’s Ultra-Low Emission Zone, the fleet industry has again called for more support to help businesses comply with clean air zones.

1 Apr

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