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Background | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
To improve roadside air quality and better protect public health, the Government adopts an incentive-cum-regulatory approach to phase out some 82,000 pre-Euro IV diesel commercial vehicles (DCVs) including goods vehicles, light buses and non-franchised buses. |
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Pre-Euro IV DCVs (i.e. pre-Euro, Euro I, Euro II and Euro III vehicles) are phased out by different retirement deadlines according to their first registration dates. Eligible vehicle owners may apply for ex-gratia payment. To help timely replacement of DCVs in the long run for better roadside air quality, the Government also limits the service life of DCVs newly registered on or after 1 February 2014 to 15 years. |
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The Government will stop issuing licences to the relevant DCVs after specified dates, unless they can comply with the emission standards applicable to them as if they were first registered on the date of the vehicle licence application Note. The specified dates are: |
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(a) | for pre-Euro IV DCVs which are distinguished by their first registration dates, the respective ex-gratia payment application deadlines set out in Table 1; and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(b) | for DCVs first registered on or after 1 February 2014, the day before the 15th anniversary date of first registration of the vehicles. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The relevant legal provisions are in the Air Pollution Control (Air Pollutant Emission) (Controlled Vehicles) Regulation (Cap.311X). |
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Note: Exemption may only be granted to a vehicle by the Director of Environmental Protection if the Director is satisfied that exceptional circumstances make it impractical or unreasonable for the vehicle, to comply with the Regulation. Since the Regulation came into effect, exemptions were granted for 26 pre-Euro IV DCVs to extend the retirement deadline in accordance with Section 6 of the Regulation. |
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Ex-gratia Payment Scheme | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eligible registered owners of pre-Euro IV DCVs can apply for ex-gratia payment from 1 March 2014 onwards. The ex-gratia payment application deadlines are set out below and in Table 1. |
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Ex-gratia Payment Application Deadlines for pre-Euro IV DCVs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: Application for ex-gratia payment for phasing out pre-Euro IV diesel commercial vehicles is closed. |
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The ex-gratia payment level is set out in Table 2. It inversely correlates with the age of the vehicles and remains the same throughout the scheme. |
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Table 1. First Registration Dates for Distinguishing Pre-Euro IV Diesel Commercial Vehicles with Different Ex-gratia Payment Application Deadlines (Click to enlarge) |
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Table 2. Amount of Ex-gratia Payment (Click to enlarge) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eligibility Criteria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The vehicle under application and the applicant must meet the following requirements: |
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(a) | the vehicle is a DCV (i.e. a goods vehicle, light bus or non-franchised bus running on diesel) with a first registration date that falls within the dates specified in Table 1; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(b) | the vehicle is registered or has applied for re-registration as of 10 January 2014; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(c) | the vehicle is scrapped on or after 1 March 2014 by a vehicle scrapping company registered under the ex-gratia payment scheme; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(d) | the registration of the vehicle is cancelled after it is scrapped; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(e) | on the day when the registration is cancelled, the vehicle has a valid vehicle licence; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(f) | the applicant for the ex-gratia payment is the registered owner of the vehicle when it is scrapped and its registration is cancelled; and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(g) | the vehicle has not been approved to retain eligibility for the grant under the special arrangement for the incentive scheme for replacement of Euro II DCVs. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Application Procedures | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The applicant needs to scrap his / her pre-Euro IV DCV within the period between 1 March 2014 and the respective ex-gratia payment application deadline (both dates inclusive) by a vehicle scrapping company registered under the scheme, and then notify the Commissioner for Transport of such scrapping with a Vehicle Scrapping Certificate issued by the vehicle scrapping company for cancelling the vehicle's registration. Within three months after the vehicle is scrapped and NOT later than the respective application deadline, the applicant should submit an application for ex-gratia payment to TD together with a photo showing the vehicle's unique chassis number taken by the vehicle scrapping company before the vehicle is scrapped. |
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Example | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Is my vehicle above covered by the scheme? If so, what are the date from which licence will not be issued and the ex-gratia payment application deadline? |
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A: | The ex-gratia payment application deadline for the vehicle is 31 December 2017, and the licence will not be issued from 1 January 2018. The registered owner should submit an application for the ex-gratia payment to a TD's licensing office by hand on or before 29 December 2017 (a working day), or by post (as determined by the postmark) or via drop-in boxes on or before 31 December 2017. The diagram below illustrates how this information can be checked from Table 1. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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What is the ex-gratia payment amount? |
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A: | The scrapped vehicle is 13 years and 7 months old if the vehicle registration is cancelled on 5 June 2014 (thus counted as 13 years). The ex-gratia payment amount for this vehicle is $79,200. The diagram below illustrates how this information can be checked from Table 2. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vehicle owners who are interested to apply for the ex-gratia payment should, before scrapping the vehicles, make reference to the “Checklist for submission of application” for checking whether their applications fulfill all application requirements. Some common errors made by vehicle owners in the ex-gratia payment applications are listed out below for reference. In particular, vehicle owners should pay special attention to the key points and time sequence for the various steps in the application to avoid making similar errors in their applications. |
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Related Documents | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Details of Special Arrangement for Ex-gratia Payment for Phasing Out Euro II Diesel Public Light Bus |
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Details of Special Arrangement for Ex-gratia Payment for Phasing Out Euro II Diesel Private Light Bus![]() |
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Reminders from TD for Registered Owners of Non-franchised Buses and Public Light Buses |
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Reminders from TD for Registered Owners of Non-franchised Buses and Public Light Buses |
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Enquiry | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Phasing Out Pre-Euro IV Diesel Commercial Vehicles
User review date:
Monday, 21 September, 2020