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 […]
New ULEZ fines ‘working better than expected’, says Mayor Khan.

Strict new fines for drivers in London are working “better than expected”, according to a new report. Mayor Sadiq Khan has explained how his TfL ULEZ extension rollout – which sees £180 fines for some motorists – is having the desired effect. It comes as levels of air pollution in the capital have dropped by more […]
Electric car drivers to pay London Congestion Charge from Christmas 2025

It might not be a very Merry Christmas for electric vehicle owners living in London by the time the festivities roll around next year. That’s because from 25 December 2025 EVs will have to pay the full amount to drive in the capital’s Congestion Charge Zone, TfL has confirmed. Owners of zero-emission models currently benefit from […]
More than £215 million owed in unpaid ULEZ fines, official figures reveal

Official figures have been revealed that show a total of £218 million is currently owed in unpaid ULEZ fines in London. A Freedom of Information (FOI) request revealed that more than 1.3 million penalty charges (PCNs) were issued from September 2023 to April 2024.However, TfL admitted that over 70% of the fines have remained unpaid, […]
ULEZ Expansion: TfL owed over £200m in unpaid fines

Seven in 10 drivers issued with a Ulez penalty charge since the zone expanded have failed to pay the £180 fine, TfL has revealed. Almost a million fines were “outstanding”, owing £218,316,553. One motorist has clocked up 200 fines and owes TfL £47,682. Drivers who have failed to pay the £12.50-a-day levy have received an […]
Pay-by-mile not planned for London, says Mayor Khan

In a letter to London’s transport commissioner Andy Lord, Sadiq Khan has pledged not to expand London’s ULEZ scheme if he if he is re-elected as Mayor in May. and he also “categorically” ruled out the introduction of a pay-per-mile scheme as well as any additional emissions measures, reports the London Evening Standard. “There is […]