Clean Air Update Report - July 2025
On 31 July 2025, the Greater Manchester Air Quality Administration Committee received an Update report in relation to the Clean Air Plan. This includes the final proposals for Clean Taxi (Hackney) funding following further engagement with the trade. Read the report on the Greater Manchester Combined Authority website.
TfGM on behalf of the Combined Authority have issued summary briefing notes for your information. The headlines are:
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Various Vehicle Upgrade grants of up to £12,560 will be offered to Hackney proprietors
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The Fund is expected to open in November 2025 on a first come, first served basis - further details about the funding scheme and how applications can be made is due to be released in October 2025 when the portal has been developed
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Round 2 of the Hackney Fund will be open to owners of compliant vehicles that were licensed on or after 23 January 2025
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The Combined Authority is still exploring how Private Hire vehicles can be supported - a report is due on this in Autumn 2025
Please also note:
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The Clean Air Plan webpage has been updated with revised customer FAQs.
- Plus, more technical FAQs around infrastructure, procurement, signage and costs have also been updated.
Please do not send any enquiries to the Licensing Unit as we do not have any further information about the funding scheme at this time.
The Council's Vehicle Emissions compliance date remains at 31 December 2025. Please ensure you are planning ahead now to ensure that you have an emissions compliance vehicle attached to your licence by this date. The exception is, that non-emissions compliant Hackney vehicles will be permitted up to the current vehicle age limit (17 years) and must be replaced with an emissions compliant vehicle at that point.