Energy Saving Trust can help micro businesses within a 20km radius of the planned low emission zones in Scotland to retrofit their non-compliant vehicles.
Low emission zones are to be introduced across Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee between February and May 2022 to improve air quality.
For more information, please visit our dedicated low emission zone webpage.
About the Low Emission Zone Retrofit Fund
The Low Emission Zone Retrofit Fund will provide micro businesses, who operate within one of Scotland’s four proposed low emission zones, with 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.
Grants are available to cover up to 80% of the cost of a retrofit solution, subject to the following terms and conditions:
- light commercial vehicles (LCVs) – 80% of the cost, up to a maximum of £5,000
- taxis – 80% of the cost, up to a maximum of £10,000
- heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) and refuse collection vehicles (RCVs) – 80% of the cost, up to a maximum of £16,000
For more information about the fund, please view our FAQ document and process flow diagram.
Eligibility criteria
The retrofit solution applied for must be CVRAS-approved. Please review available CVRAS-approved solutions for different makes and models of vehicle, and download our eligibility criteria.
If there is currently no available retrofit solution for your vehicle but you are still interested in the fund, please email LEZFund@est.org.uk with the subject line ‘Low Emission Zone Retrofit Fund – retrofit solutions’ and tell us the make and model of your vehicle.
Energy Saving Trust cannot guarantee if or when a suitable solution will be made available for your vehicle.
To apply, you will need to meet our eligibility criteria and have contacted one of the CVRAS-approved suppliers to secure a quote for the work. You will need to submit this quote along with an application form to Energy Saving Trust, who will assess your application and issue a grant offer letter.
Please do not commission or pay for any work prior to receiving this formal grant offer, as this will render your application ineligible.
When and how to apply?
The deadline for applications is 4pm on 5 March 2021.
All applicants must have their vehicles retrofitted by the expiry date on their grant offer and no later than 31 March 2021. The fund will reopen in April 2021, and any customers unable to apply before the 5 March 2021 deadline can register their interest for the next round by emailing LEZFund@est.org.uk.
To apply by the 5 March deadline, please use the Low Emission Zone Retrofit Fund online application form.
If you need to speak to us urgently about your application, please call us on 0808 196 6868.
If you do not meet the eligibility criteria for the Low Emission Zone Retrofit Fund, you may be interested in the Low Emission Zone Support Fund for businesses.
Energy Saving Trust also offers free, impartial sustainable transport advice for organisations across Scotland. If you would like to receive bespoke transport advice, please fill in our business transport online form.
Energy Saving Trust is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. This fund is subject to availability and terms and conditions apply.
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