Apply for the Clean Air HDV Programme here
All available HDV grant funding has now been allocated. Applications can still be made however these will be held on a waiting list and will only be considered if funding becomes available.
The Clean Air Heavy Duty Vehicle (HDV) Grant Programme has additional limited funding to help local companies (SMEs) and charities to upgrade their vehicles to meet the Clean Air Zone (CAZ) standards. Charities, Educational Establishments, Community Transport Operations and businesses classed as Small/Medium sized enterprises (including self-employed/sole traders) based within the Bradford Metropolitan District are eligible to apply.
The grant is for the replacement of Heavy Goods Vehicles, non-scheduled buses and coaches. The grant is not available for scheduled bus service vehicles.
This funding can be used for the replacement or retrofit upgrade of an existing vehicle of the following types:
For clarity, where this information refers to the Clean Air Zone vehicle standard, for HDVs, the standard is that the vehicle must be either Euro 6 diesel, Euro 4 petrol, Euro 4 petrol/LPG conversion, Euro 4 petrol/hybrid, fully electric or hydrogen fuel.
A single application is for one vehicle grant only. Applicants who wish to apply for more than one vehicle must complete an application form for each vehicle.
To be eligible companies must have:
The following vehicles are out of scope and therefore not eligible for funding:
Within the grant application you must provide evidence to show that you can meet the relevant eligibility criteria, including the extent to which your vehicle(s) are required to operate within the CAZ. This may include items from the below indicative list:
Click on the button at the top of this page and complete the form.
All available HDV grant funding has now been allocated. Applications can still be made however these will be held on a waiting list and will only be considered if funding becomes available.
Grants will be awarded as funding is released, and will be dealt with on a first come first served basis.
There is no guarantee that all applications will be awarded.
Find out more about the Clean Air Zone and HDV Grants now available:
If a grant is not suitable for your business vehicles or you have several vehicles in your fleet you can apply for an exemption if you are a Bradford based business.
The programme allows local businesses to have up to 3 exempt vehicles with additional exemptions for specified vehicles and for organisations carrying out educational and charity work.