Looking to scrap your vehicle as part of one of the Transport for London ULEZ scrappage schemes? The official scrappage scheme has now closed to new applicants (last date being 8th September 2024) but you can still scrap your car easily with CarTakeBack.
CarTakeBack are the UK’s largest scrap vehicle recycling network with 300 branches across the country. CarTakeBack have full Authorised Treatment Facility coverage in and around the London area, fully licensed to scrap and recycle old vehicles efficiently and responsibly in line with the law.
Following nearly 54,000 applicants being supported by over £186m of funding – all to switch to cleaner, greener modes of transport – the TfL scrappage scheme has now closed to new applicants. Please get a quote directly below if you are an existing scrappage scheme applicant.
Recycle your car to get a DVLA Certificate of Destruction for the TfL Scrappage Scheme.
If your car’s emissions do not meet the required standards and you will be left facing daily charges or penalties, we can help you. CarTakeBack has car recycling centres throughout London that can collect your vehicle, for free, from any accessible location convenient to you.
Our London branches, which are all Authorised Treatment Facilities, have scrapped thousands of vehicles as part of various scrappage schemes over the years; offering the public a hassle-free way to get old cars off the road.
Not only will we ensure that you get the best price for your old car, but if your vehicle is ready to be recycled, it will be done so responsibly, in line with the law – protecting the environment and avoiding additional air pollution that the ULEZ scheme has been created to tackle!
There are also additional discounts and offers available to support people in their transition to greener forms of transport. TfL has a range of deals from car clubs, e-bikes and scooters, car rental, public transport discounts and other https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/ultra-low-emission-zone/ulez-support-offers.
You can still get the best price for your car with CarTakeBack – the network that supported the TfL scrappage schemes.
London’s ULEZ expanded across all London boroughs from 29th August 2023.
If your vehicle does not meet the emissions standards, you could face a daily charge of £12.50. To see if your vehicle meets the ULEZ emission standards use TfL’s vehicle checker.
ULEZ penalty charges are £180 (reduced by 50% if paid within 14 days). You can check if you are exempt on the TfL discounts and exemptions page.
The ULEZ scrappage scheme provided grant payments to scrap or retrofit vehicles that did not meet the emissions standards, so they could switch to cleaner, greener modes of transport.
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has announced the scheme a success – committing more than £186m, supporting nearly 54,000 applicants to switch to cleaner, greener modes of transport: “I am proud that the scrappage scheme – the biggest in the UK – has supported so many Londoners to switch to cleaner, greener vehicles. ULEZ compliance has now reached more than 96 per cent, bringing cleaner air to millions of Londoners”
London’s ULEZ was expanded to tackle the poor air quality, which is impacting the health of Londoners, despite all the work done so far to reduce emissions across the capital. Emissions are mainly caused by polluting vehicles and while there have been significant improvements, the London Atmospheric Emissions Inventory has reported that road transport is still the single biggest contributor of nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter emissions in Greater London. Air pollution contributes to the premature death of thousands of Londoners every year, as well as having a significant impact on cancer, asthma, lung disease and the risk of dementia. The greatest number of deaths related to air pollution actually occur in outer London areas, hence the ULEZ’s 2023 expansion across all London boroughs.
If your vehicle doesn’t meet the ULEZ emissions standards and you’re thinking of getting rid of it, you can get an instant quote to recycle it here.
