What is the scrapping bonus for older cars?
The “scrapping bonus for older cars”, or statlig skrotningspremie för äldre bilar, was announced by the government in May and formally decided by Sweden’s government on July 25th. It will into force on August 5th and will be valid for just one year, ending on August 19th, 2025.
The idea is to encourage people who own old diesel and petrol cars to scrap them and to buy or lease an electric car instead.
Who is eligible for the bonus?
Anyone who scraps an old car between August 20th 2024 and August 19th 2025, and then either buys an electric car or signs a deal to lease one for a year, is eligible to receive the bonus.
The car to be scrapped:
- must have been owned the applicant since September 6th, 2023
- must be roadworthy. It must have passed a vehicle safety test since July 6th, 2022
- must be powered by petrol or diesel and have an emission class of Euro 4 or worse (which includes most cars produced before 2011)
There is no lower limit on how much the electric car to be puchased should cost.
How do you apply for the bonus?
From August 5th, you will be able to apply for the bonus electronically on the website of Boverket (The National Board of Housing, Building and Planning), which is responsible for administrating the payments. The electronic application form will be posted to the board’s existing page on the bonus.
What documents will you need to provide?
The scrapping premium application must contain:
- the applicant’s name, social security number and contact details
- the applicant’s Swedish bank account details, bank giro or plus giro
- the registration number of the scrapped car and the purchased or leased electric car,
- details of the authorized car scrapper to which the scrapped car has been handed over
- a declaration that the scrapped car has not been used by the applicant or a relative of the applicant in individual business activities
- a declaration that the purchased or leased electric car is not intended to be used by the applicant or a relative of the applicant in individual business activities
- a declaration that the electric car has not been owned by a relative of the applicant.
How much money is available in total?
The government has provided 250 million kronor in funding the 2024, enough to subsidise the scrapping of 25,000 old cars.
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