Sadiq Khan has decided to end the ULEZ Scrappage Scheme to new applications on the 8th of September. This scheme allowed those with non-compliant cars under his expanded ULEZ to claim £2,000 to help them purchase a new vehicle.
If you are eligible and haven't claimed yet, we strongly urge you to act quickly, as there are only two weeks left. For more details and to see if you qualify, please visit TfL's Scrappage Schemes page.
While we have always been, and remain, opposed to Sadiq Khan’s unfair ULEZ expansion, and while the Scrappage Scheme was initially too restrictive, we were pleased to see our pressure eventually force the Mayor to open the scheme to all Londoners – even if this was a case of ‘too little, too late’.
However, with the scheme’s closure, there’s a real risk that more Londoners will be trapped with essential non-compliant vehicles, unable to save for a new one because of the £12.50 daily charge.
It’s also deeply concerning that the Mayor has ignored the plight of low-income Londoners who still owe money on vehicles which were purchased through finance. The scrappage scheme often doesn’t cover their outstanding debts, leaving them in negative equity and continuing to pay the daily charge. We have raised this issue repeatedly, yet no solution has been provided.
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