FOI - Scrappage scheme vehicle limit [Feb2023]

Your request

1. Does the Mayor of London have a professional counter fraud team that will risk assess and reject fraudulent applications for payment under the ULEZ scrappage scheme.
2. Has the Mayor of London made any provision to take criminal action against fraudulent payment applications under the ULEZ scrappage Scheme?
3. If a scrappage payment was made on the basis of entitlement to a means tested benefit such as Housing Benefit, and a subsequent decision was made that the applicant was not entitled to these benefits (fraudulent or otherwise) please advise how:
4. The Mayor will be aware that the recipient did not meet the qualifying conditions for the scrappage payment.
5. How the Mayor will attempt to reclaim the public funds that were wrongly paid out?
6. What steps has the Mayor taken to avoid organised fraud claiming the scrappage scheme payments? Examples are:
7. An old non compliant car being purchased in Luton and scrapped in London to claim the scrappage allowance.
8. A person with an old non compliance car who otherwise lives in Slough claiming to live at a relative’s address in London to take advantage of the scrappage scheme.
9. Fake or doctored benefit award letters being used to claim for a scrappage allowance. 
10. Does the scrappage scheme place a limit on the number of cars the applicant can claim scrappage payments for?
11. When making the Council Tax Energy Rebate payments the Local Authorities were expected to verify the bank account details supplied by residents. What steps will the Mayor take to verify bank account details before making payment?

Our response

• Does the scrappage scheme place a limit on the number of cars the applicant can claim scrappage payments for?

This information is publicly available on the TfL website (Yes there is a limit, one vehicle per applicant). Full details on the TfL website: Scrappage scheme - Transport for London (tfl.gov.uk)

• Questions 1 – 9 and 11

The GLA does not hold the information within scope of your request. Transport for London (TfL) is the Mayor's transport authority and is responsible for implementing the Mayor's Transport Strategy, and for the day-to-day operational running of transport services. You may wish to send a further request to TfL at [email protected].