Guidance

Plug-in car grants: eligibility and applications

Technical eligibility criteria and application guidance for the plug-in car grant schemes for manufacturers.

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This guidance is for manufacturers of plug-in cars. It explains:

  • the technical criteria that cars must meet to be eligible for the plug-in grant schemes
  • how to register a vehicle to be eligible under the schemes

For a list of eligible cars and information about buying one see the low-emission vehicles eligible for a plug-in grant.

Updates to this page

Published 8 November 2012
Last updated 15 December 2021 show all updates
  1. Guidance amended to reflect new price cap of £32,000 and grant rate of £1,500, and a separate rate for wheelchair accessible vehicles with a price cap of £35,000 and grant rate of £2,500. Additionally, guidance amended to reflect that to be eligible for this grant, all vehicles must now be fully zero emission at the tailpipe.

  2. »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp guidance has been updated to reflect the changes to the plug-in grant schemes announced on 18 March 2021.

  3. Grants application guidance document reformatted and background section updated.

  4. Updated to reflect grant changes.

  5. Plug-in car grant levels to remain until October 2018.

  6. Guidance updated to reflect changes in plug-in grant levels.

  7. Updated guidance confirming grant will continue till February 2016.

  8. Changes to the plug-in car grant to occur from April 2015.

  9. Plug-grant number added for 30 June 2014.

  10. Latest Plug-in Car Grant scheme claims until 31 December 2013 released.

  11. Latest Plug-in Car Grant scheme claims until 30 September 2013 released.

  12. First published.

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