LEZ Support Fund for businesses
The LEZ Support Fund for business offers microbusinesses and sole traders operating in, or within a 20km radius of an LEZ a financial incentive to take older, more polluting vehicles off the road.
- Grant of £2,000 are available to eligible microbusinesses and sole traders to dispose of their non-compliant vehicle at a Scottish authorised treatment facility. Eligible applicants can apply to dispose of up to three vehicles.
- An additional £1,000 towards the purchase of a cargo or electric cargo bike option through Travel Better Fund for businesses is also available.
Key Eligibility Criteria:
- Must operate within a 20km radius of a Scottish LEZ.
- Your business must be an active micro business or a sole trader. To fit this definition, you must:
- Employ nine or fewer full-time employees.
- Have a turnover of £632,000 or less, or a balance sheet of up to £316,000 in the preceding and current financial year.
- Must own an eligible older vehicle which falls under the following emission standards:
- Euro 3 or older petrol vehicles – this generally applies to vehicles registered before 2006.
- Euro 5 or older diesel vehicles – this generally applies to vehicles registered before September 2015.
How to apply
In order to check your eligibility and request a business application form for our Low Emission Zone Support Fund you will need to complete our online self referral form.
Further information on this fund and its eligibility criteria is on our website: https://energysavingtrust.org.uk/grants-and-loans/low-emission-zone-support-fund-for-businesses/.
LEZ Retrofit Fund
The LEZ Retrofit Fund provides eligible microbusinesses and sole traders that operate within a Scottish LEZ with financial support to retrofit their existing non-compliant vehicles with Clean Vehicle Retrofit Accreditation Scheme (CVRAS) approved solutions that meet the minimum proposed standards of the low emission zones.
As previously mentioned, funding for the LEZ Retrofit Fund is expected to be allocated very quickly due to very high demand and limited budget.
Grants are available to cover up to 70% of the cost of a retrofit solution, subject to the following terms and conditions:
- Up to £6,000 per light commercial vehicle and wheelchair accessible taxi installing retrofit exhaust after-treatment systems.
- Up to £12,000 per wheelchair accessible taxi installing re-powering technology.
- Up to £16,000 per heavy goods vehicle or refuse collection vehicle.
Applicants can apply to retrofit a maximum of three vehicles
Key Eligibility Criteria:
- Must operate within a 20km radius of a Scottish LEZ.
- Your business must be an active micro business or a sole trader. To fit this definition, you must:
- Employ nine or fewer full-time employees.
- Have a turnover of £632,000 or less, or a balance sheet of up to £316,000 in the preceding and current financial year.
- The chosen vehicle must have a CVRAS-approved retrofit solution.
- The chosen vehicle must fall under the following emissionn standards:
- Euro 3 or older petrol vehicles – this generally applies to vehicles registered before 2006.
- Euro 5 or older diesel vehicles – this generally applies to vehicles registered before September 2015
How to apply
In order to check your eligibility and request an application form for our Low Emission Zone Retrofit Fund, please review our webpage https://energysavingtrust.org.uk/grants-and-loans/low-emission-zone-retrofit-fund/ which contains a link to our online application form.
Prior to submitting an application, you must obtain a valid quote for a CVRAS approved solution suitable for your vehicle. You can find a list of solutions and their installers at https://energysavingtrust.org.uk/service/clean-vehicle-retrofit-accreditation-scheme/
