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TfL offers micro businesses up to £9.5k for polluting vans
With the expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) looming large on the horizon, the Mayor of London has launched a new £110m scrappage scheme providing financial assistance to help eligible Londoners scrap their highest polluting vehicles.
Scheduled to launch on 29 August 2023, the expanded ULEZ will apply across all London boroughs, covering most of the land that lies within the M25 orbital motorway.
Van operators that work within the 32 boroughs of London or the City of London may be eligible for a grant payment of £5,000-£9,500, if they are classed as a sole trader, registered charity or micro business (up to 10 employees). Operators may only apply for a grant payment to scrap or retrofit a vehicle if it does not meet the ULEZ emissions standard.
Denise Beedell, Senior Policy Manager, Logistics UK, said: “Logistics UK applauds the Mayor’s ambition to clean the air in London, but there is no doubt that expanding the ULEZ will place an additional cost burden on logistics businesses operating in the capital, which will particularly affect smaller operators. So while we welcome TfL’s ULEZ van and minibus scrappage scheme, which offers grants for the smallest businesses, for SMEs with 11 or more employees there is currently no help available. We would urge TfL to loosen the currently narrow criteria for the ULEZ van and minibus scrappage scheme to enable a broader range of businesses to access help transitioning their fleet to greener vehicles.”
*www.logistics.org.uk/van
Published On: 02/02/2023 16:00:14
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In brief
VAN POLICY WORKING GROUP – 7 FEBRUARY
The next Van Policy Working Group will be held next Tuesday (7 February 2023) in Burton on Trent. A packed agenda will cover recent developments from van manufacturers, a discussion on reports from National Highways about increasing incidents of bridge strikes by vans, and headline findings of recent research undertaken on electric vehicles. Logistics UK is delighted to welcome an external speaker Andrew Page, Future Mobility Lead at Transport for West Midlands, who will provide members with an overview of West Midlands Combined Authority’s Electric Vehicle Charging Area Transit Stations (EV CATS).
Members wishing to know more about the work of the Van Policy Working Group should contact Denise Beedell.
www.logistics.org.uk/membership/logisticsuk-councils/van-policy-working-group
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