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), […]
Fraudster behind ‘copycat’ transport payment websites jailed
Two men who ran more than 40 misleading websites that tricked people into overpaying for government services, including for the Dartford Crossing and the London Ultra Low Emission Zone, have been sentenced today at Bristol Crown Court following an investigation by National Trading Standards (NTS). The scam saw the men charging inflated prices for services […]
TfL continues clampdown on persistent ULEZ penalty charge evaders
TfL is continuing to clamp down on drivers who persistently evade Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) issued for Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) contraventions. While only a small minority are liable to pay the charge – with the latest data showing that more than 97 per cent of vehicles seen driving in the ULEZ comply with […]
‘No plans to move the goalposts’ on Ulez vehicle emission rules, says Mayor Khan
Sir Sadiq Khan has promised not to “move the goalposts” in relation to which cars and vans are exempt from paying the Ulez ultra-low emission zone levy. At present, petrol vehicles with a “Euro 4” engine or newer and diesels with a “Euro 6” engine or newer are exempt from the £12.50-a-day levy, which is based on exhaust emissions, says The […]
Londoners “breathing cleaner air” following first year of the expanded ULEZ
A new City Hall report, extensively reviewed by an independent advisory group of experts shows that the expanded Ultra Low Emission Zone has led to substantial improvements in air quality in outer London and across the capital. Particle emissions (PM2.5) from vehicle exhausts are estimated to be 31% lower in outer London in 2024 than they would have been […]
Hundreds of vehicles seized in ULEZ crackdown
Transport for London has seized more than 1,400 vehicles over the course of a year, recouping £700,000 from sale of vehicles belonging to persistent non-payers of the Ultra Low Emission Zone charges. TfL says it is cracking down on drivers who persistently evade penalty charge notices (PCNs) issued for ULEZ contraventions. It explains that a cohort of people […]
Driver visited by ULEZ debt collectors after paying for wrong day
A man has told how he’s been visited by debt collectors after he accidentally paid his ULEZ charge on the wrong day. Steven Bortone from Southend on Sea in Essex told the Essex Live website experiencing “sleepless nights” over concerns about settling the fine. He says despite his appeal requests, Transport for London has rejected […]
ULEZ vandals avoid jail for camera attacks
Three men behind attacks on London’s ULEZ enforcement cameras have been sentenced for bouts of vandalism a year on from the scheme’s expansion. London’s Evening Standard reports two men from Chingford have been sentenced for causing £2712 of damage to a ULEZ camera in the Higham Hill area of Waltham Forest. It says a sentencing […]
London’s ULEZ is reducing school traffic pollution
Some 40% of children in Central London who previously travelled to school by car have now switched to more active modes of transport, such as walking, cycling, or public transport, following the introduction of the ULEZ, new research has shown. In contrast, only two in 10 children made this switch over the same period in […]
London’s ULEZ expansion ‘curbs emissions, but impact falls short’
London City Hall’s latest data reveals that the ULEZ expansion across all boroughs last year has yielded a moderate reduction in harmful emissions, though not as significantly as its initial launch in 2019. AutoExpress reports that within just six months, the Greater London Authority (GLA) reported a 3.5 per cent decrease in harmful roadside emissions. Notably, nitrogen oxide […]