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The car is currently taxed and insured, with an NCT that has expired no more than 6 months before the date of your application.

You have owned the vehicle for at least 12 months before the date of scrapping

Your car is a petrol or diesel vehicle registered in 2013 or earlier. Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) cannot be scrapped under this scheme.

You can provide the vehicle log book (Vehicle Registration Certificate) to your dealer at the time of purchase.

You are purchasing a new battery electric vehicle registered from the 262 plate onwards, with a list price at or below €60,000 until the 1st of August.

Budget is split 65% rural / 35% urban, determined by your Eircode. Your Renault dealer can advise which category applies.

The ICE2EV scrappage scheme has a total budget of €10 million. Once funds are exhausted the scheme closes — there is no waiting list. Budget is split between rural and urban applicants. Registering your interest with your local Renault dealer now costs nothing and puts you in the best position to apply the moment the scheme opens.

Ireland's ICE2EV scrappage scheme is a €10 million Government of Ireland programme administered by SEAI. Announced in June 2026 by the Minister for Transport, it offers a €8,500 grant to private car owners who permanently scrap a petrol or diesel vehicle registered in 2013 or earlier and purchase a new battery electric vehicle. The grant is deducted by your EV dealer at the point of purchase. Applications open early July 2026.

Yes. The €8,500 ICE2EV scrappage grant is entirely separate from and additional to the standard SEAI electric vehicle purchase grant, currently up to €3,500 for private buyers. If you are eligible for both, your Renault dealer applies for both simultaneously, meaning the combined saving could reach €8,500 or more off the price of your new EV.

You will need your Vehicle Registration Certificate (log book) for the car being scrapped. Your dealer will also verify the vehicle is taxed and insured, and that the NCT has not expired more than 6 months before your application date. Your dealer will guide you through anything else required when you visit.

No. Under the ICE2EV scrappage scheme terms, your old vehicle must be permanently scrapped by a registered EV dealer — it cannot be traded in, sold privately, or kept. This is a condition of the grant, designed to permanently remove higher emission older vehicles from the Irish fleet.

65% of the total budget is reserved for rural applicants and 35% for urban applicants. SEAI uses the CSO's Urban City 2025 classification based on your Eircode. If your category's budget is exhausted before you apply, you will not be eligible in that round. Your Renault dealer can confirm your category in advance.

Yes, in most cases. The scrappage grant reduces the on-the-road price of the vehicle before any finance agreement is calculated, which can meaningfully lower your monthly repayments on a PCP or HP deal. Speak to your Renault dealer's finance team to understand how the grant interacts with your specific finance product.