Non ULEZ compliant cars
A car that fails the ULEZ standard can still drive in, but you pay £12.50 a day. Otherwise you could get a different car, join a car club, or claim an exemption.
Your choices
If you drive in only once in a while, pay just for those days. Swap to a car that complies: petrol models from 2006 pass the standard, and they're some of the cheapest ones that do. For trips into London, a car club or public transport works instead. See if an exemption applies to you: cars in the disabled tax class are exempt until 24 October 2027.
What the charge costs
- £12.50daily, unless your car, van or motorbike meets the rules
- 24 hoursall year apart from 25 December
- 3 daysafter your trip to settle up
- 90 daysthe most you can pay in advance
These figures come from TfL.
Retrofit
No approved retrofit can bring a private car up to the ULEZ standard. Retrofits are approved for certain vans, minibuses, buses and lorries.
Questions people ask about non-compliant cars
Can my car be converted to meet ULEZ rules?
Private cars can't be. No approved retrofit exists for them.
Do any diesel cars get an exemption from ULEZ?
Only under the general exemptions: vehicles built before 1973, plus the historic tax class, and the disabled tax class until October 2027.