Guidance

Plug-in motorcycle grant: eligibility and applications

Technical eligibility criteria and application guidance for the plug-in motorcycle grant scheme for manufacturers.

From:
Office for Zero Emission Vehicles and Department for Transport
Published
14 October 2016
Last updated
15 December 2021 — See all updates

Documents

Plug-in motorcycle grant: vehicle application form and guidance notes

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Details

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

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

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

Published 14 October 2016
Last updated 15 December 2021 + show all updates

  1. Guidance amended to reflect introduction of a new price cap of £10,000, as well as updates to the application process including alteration of whom to contact at different points in the process.

  2. The guidance has been updated to show that the waiting time for a decision has changed. It should now be received within 2 months.

  3. This has been updated to include larger electric motorbikes under the EVHS.

  4. Grant application guidance reformatted and background section updated.

  5. First published.

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