Pop your reg in and we will tell you whether London would charge you £12.50 a day. The answer comes from the fuel type and Euro emissions standard held against your vehicle, and we show you both, so you can see why rather than take a badge on trust.
The Euro emissions standard the vehicle was built to, and nothing else. A petrol car needs Euro 4, a diesel needs Euro 6, and a petrol motorbike needs Euro 3. Fully electric and hydrogen vehicles are compliant because they have no tailpipe emissions.
| Vehicle | Standard it must meet | Usually means |
|---|---|---|
| Petrol car or van | Euro 4 or newer | First registered from 2006 |
| Diesel car or van | Euro 6 | First registered from late 2015 |
| Petrol motorbike | Euro 3 or newer | First registered from 2007 |
| Electric or hydrogen | Always compliant | No tailpipe emissions |
| Hybrid | Judged on its engine | Normally passes on the petrol side |
| Over 3,500kg | London LEZ instead | A separate, much higher charge |
£12.50 for each day the vehicle is driven inside the zone. It runs every day except Christmas Day, and a day means midnight to midnight, so a late evening trip home can catch two charges. If you never drive into the zone there is nothing to pay and nothing to register.
Quite possibly. Age is a rough guide, not the rule. The rule is the Euro standard, and some cars were built to a cleaner standard than their year suggests. That is why we show you the Euro number the answer was based on. Transport for London keeps its own database and has the final say, so confirm your reg with TfL before you rely on it.
Pop your reg in and we read the fuel type and Euro standard held against your vehicle. Petrol normally needs Euro 4, diesel needs Euro 6, a petrol motorbike needs Euro 3, and anything fully electric is compliant.
£12.50 for each day you drive inside the zone. It runs every day except Christmas Day, and a day means midnight to midnight, so a late evening trip home can catch two charges.
Quite possibly. Age is a rough guide, not the rule. The rule is the Euro standard the vehicle was built to, and some cars were built cleaner than their year suggests. That is why we show you the Euro number the answer used.
No. There is nothing to pay unless the vehicle is driven inside the zone. There is no annual fee and nothing to register if you stay out of it.
London ULEZ does not, but Birmingham and Bath run their own clean air zones and Birmingham charges private cars. Several other cities run zones that only charge taxis, vans, buses and lorries.
The vehicle's own registration record: fuel, Euro standard, first registration date and CO2. Transport for London keeps its own database and has the final say, so use the TfL link before you rely on it.
The rules can change, and so can what is held against your reg. A vehicle record is not fixed. That is why we also offer alerts when DVLA reissues the logbook against your vehicle.
Free, no account needed. Pop your registration in to see whether your vehicle meets the London standard.