Congestion Charge

London drivers facing yearly congestion charge and tunnel toll increases

Motorists have been warned to expect annual above-inflation increases in the London congestion charge and the Blackwall and Silvertown tunnel tolls until the end of the decade. The central London C-charge rose by 20 per cent, from £15 to £18, in January while drivers of electric vehicles lost their 100 per cent exemption, says the Evening Standard. This means that drivers […]

Oxford Congestion Charge judicial review turned down

A judicial review against Oxford’s congestion charge has been turned down by the High Court. Open Roads for Oxford has been campaigning against the scheme by Oxfordshire County Council in November, in which drivers going through one of six points in the city centre have to pay a £5 fee, says the BBC. But campaigners said the […]

Promising start for Oxford temporary congestion charge

Early monitoring data for Oxford’s temporary congestion charge, published today by Oxfordshire County Council, shows signs of improving city centre traffic and key journey times, with some outer roads showing increased traffic. The county council’s temporary congestion charge is at points on six roads in Oxford and was introduced on 29 October. It is designed to reduce […]

TfL reveals one person owes £107,000 in unpaid fines

Transport for London (TfL) has revealed the highest single offender for both ULEZ and the Congestion Charge from January to September this year after a member of the public submitted a Freedom of Information (FOI) request. For the Congestion Charge it is reported that a Renault driver owes a £56,580 for 270 unpaid Penalty Charge Notices (PCN), […]

AA’s King sounds EV congestion charge exemption warning to Sadiq Khan

AA President Edmund King has warned that ending congestion charge exemption for green vehicles could worsen air quality. In a letter seen by the London Evening Standard, Mr King urged London’s Mayor Sadiq Khan to rethink of plans to axe the congestion charge exemption for electric vehicles, adding that the decision has come too soon and “could backfire […]

Estimated £40m increase in Congestion Charge earnings for TfL in 2026

Drivers in London could be hit with an extra £40 million in Congestion Charge fees when the daily charge increases from £15 to £18 from 2 January 2026, according to new research from cinch, the UK’s leading online used car retailer. A Freedom of Information (FOI) request was submitted to Transport for London (TfL), which […]

Oxford temporary congestion charge for cars approved

A temporary congestion charge for cars at six locations in Oxford will begin later this autumn. The decision was made by the county council’s cabinet at a meeting yesterday. The scheme aims to reduce traffic in the short term while Botley Road remains closed, preventing the start of the traffic filter trial. It is designed to improve bus […]

Mayor Khan urged to scrap EV congestion charge plans

Almost 30 businesses including Uber, the AA and Royal Mail have urged Sir Sadiq Khan to re-think rolling back the exemption for electric vehicles in London’s congestion charge. Some 28 business and green groups published an open letter to the Mayor arguing that changing the discount would threaten London’s clean air ambitions, while prompting a “backslide […]