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General discussion => The Flame Pit => Topic started by: JoCo on October 06, 2023, 06:11:52 pm

Title: Re: ULEZ Scrappage - anyone done it?
Post by: Southpaw82 on October 23, 2023, 01:29:10 pm

A scrappy playing fast and loose with the rules… who’d have thought!

Title: Re: ULEZ Scrappage - anyone done it?
Post by: JoCo on October 23, 2023, 01:13:51 pm

Follow up in case anyone interested

I got £300 cash from scrappy - plus £2k from TFL. So very happy to get £2300 for a £1500 car.

Scrappy was unbothered by steps introduced to discourage money laundering / car theft.

They are supposed to check my details - photo ID, proof of address - and pay into a bank for an audit trail.

They paid cash - and didn't ask for any details apart from v5. Even though V5 was in my sister's name!  (I had a authorisation letter prepared and her details with me too)
 
As they seemed a bit loose with the rules, I made them sign and stamp a note confirming they were authorised DVLA scrappy to cover my back.

Title: Re: ULEZ Scrappage - anyone done it?
Post by: DancingDad on October 06, 2023, 08:24:30 pm

Just make sure you follow the TFL rules or you will struggle to get the 2K out of them

Whatever you get from an approved scrappy is bunce

Title: Re: ULEZ Scrappage - anyone done it?
Post by: JoCo on October 06, 2023, 06:41:06 pm

Thanks for replies; and reassurance.

Sorry for duplication on Pepipoo.   It wouldn't update there for some reason,  so I thought I'd bite the bullet and finally join this site.

Title: Re: ULEZ Scrappage - anyone done it?
Post by: John U.K. on October 06, 2023, 06:33:16 pm

Have you read this (scroll down to 'Application stages').
https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/ultra-low-emission-zone/scrappage-schemes/car-and-motorcycle

Title: Re: ULEZ Scrappage - anyone done it?
Post by: 666 on October 06, 2023, 06:30:33 pm

I've replied on pepipoo.com

Briefly, it's legit.

Title: ULEZ Scrappage - anyone done it?
Post by: JoCo on October 06, 2023, 06:11:52 pm

I have an old diesel which has been approved for scrappage. 2010, Ford Mondeo Estate.
I would say the car is worth £1500 as a runner - there's absolutely nothing wrong with it.  Apart from the emissions!  But here we are.

Let's say it's worth £500 scrap, for illustration.  The grant is £2,000.

What's the process? 

Will the dealers give me zero,  and TFL give me  grant for £2,000?
Will the dealers give me £500, and TFL give me  grant for £1,500, to make it up to £2000?
Will the dealers give me £500, and TFL still give me whole grant for £2,000?    So I'll end up with £2,500?

I've seen some scapper's adverts, offering cash on top of the grant. About £250.

Clearly that would be a bonus, but I don't know if that's legit or not.   

Want to know where I stand, and how it works, before talking to scrappers.