Ulez cameras are the cameras used by Transport for London (TfL) across the capital. They allow TfL to monitor the cars that enter and exit the zone.
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If you are parked but don't drive, you don't need to pay the ULEZ charge. 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.
An Order for Recovery means TfL will register that outstanding ULEZ charge as unpaid debt with the Traffic Enforcement Centre and will also mean your original charge will increase too. If drivers continue to ignore charges and notices, then the debt process will take place which could see bailiffs at your door.
ULEZ camera locations are selected by Transport for London. This is done in collaboration with our camera supplier, Yunex (formerly Siemens Mobility), to ensure that locations are appropriate and feasible.
If I don't pay the ULEZ charge, will I receive a penalty fine? Yes, TfL uses Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras to detect entry to the zone. If your vehicle does not meet the ULEZ emission standards, failure to pay will result in a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) of £180, or £90 if paid within 14 days.
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.
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.
Find the interactive map of the expanded zone on the Transport for London (TfL) website. The expanded ULEZ will operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including weekends (except Christmas day), with a £12.50 daily charge for vehicles that do not meet the required emissions standards.
Report shows that the ULEZ has reduced harmful pollution levels in central London by nearly half compared to what they would have been without the ULEZ. Each day, 74,000 fewer polluting vehicles are seen driving in the zone, a cut of 60 per cent since expansion in October 2021.
The cameras read your number plate as you enter, leave, or drive within the charging zone, and check it against the database of those who have paid the charge, those who have registered for Fleet or Congestion Charging Auto Pay or those who do not have to pay the charge because they are either exempt or registered for ...