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The HGV parking and driver welfare grant scheme provides match funding to support industry operators to improve heavy goods vehicle (HGV) facilities, including, but not limited to the following areas:

• driver welfare facilities including toilets, shower facilities, rest areas, truck wash facilities
• security for drivers including lighting systems, CCTV and monitoring equipment, and secure fencing
• HGV parking capacity including increasing spaces, reconfiguring layout or developing an extension to an existing parking facilities site (to note, applicants cannot use funding to purchase land or for planning permission fees)
• decarbonisation including electric HGV charging infrastructure, alternative fuel installation and solar energy

This guidance explains:

• the amount of funding available under the scheme
• who can apply for the funding
• how to apply for the funding