How does ULEZ work for residents?

Even if you make a short trip inside the zone using a vehicle that doesn't meet the ULEZ emissions standards, you need to pay the £12.50 daily charge. This includes residents of the ULEZ. However, you don't need to pay the ULEZ charge on a particular day if your vehicle is parked inside the zone and you don't drive it.



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These vehicles are either automatically exempt or can be registered with TfL for a 100 per cent discount, such as residents, taxis (which make up the majority), historic vehicles and vehicles with a 'disabled' or 'disabled passenger vehicles' tax class.

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You will only be charged once per day, so you can enter and leave the zone as many times as you want within 24 hours and pay £12.50 fee once. If you fail to pay the charge, you may be hit with a penalty charge notice, which currently costs £180.

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Is Heathrow Airport now in Ulez? Yes, Heathrow Airport is due to be a part of London's Ultra Low Emission Zone from August 29, 2023. This means that all vehicles entering the airport either have to meet the emission standards or be prepared to pay a non-compliance charge of about £12.50.

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The ULEZ is enforced by cameras that are able to read your number plate as you drive anywhere within the zone and will automatically detect whether or not your vehicle meets the ULEZ emissions standards. As with the congestion charge, drivers can pay in advance or on the day of travel online using the TfL site.

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Drivers do not need to pay the daily ULEZ charge for vehicles parked inside the zone that are not driven on that day. This is regardless of whether the vehicle is parked on a private drive or on street.

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Because the zone was originally in central London, many of the cameras are in the inner boroughs of the capital. Since the expansion on August 29, TfL has installed more cameras in the outer boroughs. Many of these are on the roads at the entrance to Ulez, to find drivers coming into the zone.

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A daily charge runs from midnight to midnight. If you drive within the ULEZ area across two days, for example before midnight and after midnight, you will have to pay two daily charges.

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All electric cars are exempted from ULEZ and Congestion Charges under the cleaner vehicle discount until 25 December 2025. There are other exemptions besides zero emission vehicles to the Congestion Charge. Motorcycles and Blue Badge holders are also not required to pay for the charge.

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Here's a run-down of what you can do to avoid the ULEZ charge:
  1. Buy a petrol car. ...
  2. Buy a diesel car. ...
  3. Buy a classic car. ...
  4. Buy an electric car. ...
  5. Buy a motorbike. ...
  6. Other ways to avoid paying the ULEZ charge. ...
  7. Other ULEZ exempt vehicles. ...
  8. Yet more ways to not pay ULEZ charges.


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