New London Ulez scrappage scheme worth up to £3,000 to low-income motorists

There is only £110m available through London’s scrappage scheme and it will be given on a first-come, first-served basis. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

Low-income Londoners are being offered a package worth as much as £3,000 to scrap their old polluting cars in readiness for this summer’s expansion of the ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) to cover most of the city’s roads.

Transport for London (TfL) estimates that 30,000 vehicle owners will access payouts from the scrappage scheme. However, there is only £110m up for grabs and it will be doled out on a first-come, first-served basis, with car drivers having to vie with van, motorbike and minibus owners for the money.