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<p>The Plug in Taxi Grant (PITG) was announced in March 2017. This will provide support
to taxi drivers purchasing new ultra low emission taxis of up to £7,500. The first
eligible vehicles to be able to claim the PITG are expected to come to market shortly.
We are keeping PITG support levels under review.</p><p> </p><p>For private hire vehicles
the existing Plug in Car Grant of up to £4,500 is already available to support the
take up of ultra low emission vehicles (ULEVs) used as taxis.</p><p> </p><p>To provide
further support for ULEV taxis the Government is supporting 10 local authorities with
£14m of funding to install dedicated chargepoint infrastructure to encourage taxi
drivers to purchase new zero emissions vehicles.</p>
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