The Low Emission Zone Support Fund, funded by Transport Scotland and administered by Energy Saving Trust, offers an incentive for eligible businesses located in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee, to take their older, more polluting vehicles off the road.

Grants of £2,000 are available to micro businesses with nine or fewer full-time employees and sole traders. Successful applicants will be required to dispose of their vehicle at a Scottish authorised treatment facility. A grant offer must be in place prior to vehicle disposal.

Following vehicle disposal and successful receipt of the fund, eligible businesses will be offered an additional £1,000 towards the purchase of cargo or electric cargo bike option through the Travel Better Fund for businesses.

Eligibility

Eligibility criteria are available on this doc.

If you wish to apply for this funding, you MUST NOT scrap your vehicle until you have received a grant offer letter from Energy Saving Trust confirming funding.

If you would like additional information on the scheme, please email LEZfund@est.org.uk.

Application

To apply to the Low Emission Zone Support Fund for businesses, please review the eligibility criteria. For guidance on the fund application and disposal process, see this process diagram.

If you believe you are eligible for this fund and would like to apply, please fill out the self-referral. If your answers indicate you may be eligible, you will receive a link to the full online application form shortly after by email.

If you would like to discuss your future business transport needs with a sustainable transport coordinator, please get in touch using this online form.

Please refer to their website to have full detail of the fund scheme.