Sheffield council will review the scheme after a plumber says he was incorrectly denied a rebate.
Jason Pinder upgraded his van but was refused any support from the council's grant schemeA plumber said he was denied compensation when he traded his old van for a new clean air zone compliant vehicle in Sheffield.But Jason Pinder said he was refused a grant for his new greener van because his traded his old vehicle in for cash.
Councillor Ben Miskell said he had asked for Mr Pinder's case to be reviewed and called for a national scrappage scheme to be rolled out. Drivers of smaller vehicles which do not meet pollution standards are charged £10 a day for entering the CAZ, while drivers of non-compliant bigger vehicles are charged £50.
The CAZ, which does not charge private cars and motorbikes, generated more than £867,000 in charges between 27 February and 31 July.The council offered grants for drivers who had recently swapped or altered their vehicles to make them greener before the CAZ was launched.Mr Pinder, 52, said he sold his old van for cash and bought his new van for £14,000 before applying to the grant scheme."It's like hitting your head against the wall," he said.
Sheffield City Council said 853 people had applied to the government-funded scheme for retrospective grants with 25, totalling £105,000, paid out so far.Mr Miskell, chair of the council's transport, regeneration and climate policy committee, told BBC Radio Sheffield Mr Pinder had "raised some really important points".Mr Miskell said he had spoken to drivers affected by the CAZ and appreciated "that life has been quite tough and will continue to be so".
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