London Ultra Low Emission Zone

The daily ULEZ charge is £12.50 for non-compliant light vehicles, including cars, motorcycles and vans up to 3.5 tonnes. Heavier vehicles like lorries, buses and coaches fall under the separate Low Emission Zone (LEZ) scheme. The penalty fine for non-payment of the ULEZ charge is £180, reduced to £90 if paid within 14 days.

Pay the charge within 3 days of driving in the zone or you'll be fined. TfL cameras sit at the entrances and exits to the zone.

All non-compliant vehicles driven in the zone without paying the daily charge are liable to a Penalty Charge Notice of £180. You have 28 days to pay it. If you pay within 14 days, it's reduced to £90. If it's still unpaid after 28 days, TfL issues a Charge Certificate that raises the fine to £270.

The ULEZ is London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone. It is designed to reduce the number of high-polluting vehicles driving within London. You can learn more about the ULEZ on our London ULEZ page.

Caura tells you if your vehicle is exempt from the Congestion or ULEZ charges. Select City Charges from the Home screen for your vehicle and you’ll see any exemptions you have.

These vehicles are exempt from the charge:

• Wheelchair-accessible vehicles offering private hire bookings
• London-licensed taxis
• Vehicles in the historic vehicle tax class
• Specialist agricultural vehicles
• Military vehicles
• Non-road going vehicles
• Certain types of mobile cranes
• Lorries, vans or specialist heavy vehicles over 3.5 tonnes
• Buses, minibuses and coaches over 5 tonnes

Local residents haven't been exempt since October 2021. You can check your vehicle on TfL's discounts and exemptions page.

Heavier vehicles may need to pay the London LEZ instead.

Yes, Caura lets any vehicle pay for the London ULEZ charge, including commercial vehicles and HGVs. Please note the price of the ULEZ charge can vary depending on vehicle type and emissions standards.

Each ULEZ charge payment covers you for all your vehicle’s journeys made in the zone for that day. Beware of double charging: each day the charge expires at midnight. This means that if you drive into the ULEZ at 11:59pm and leave the next day at 12:01am you will be liable to pay for two ULEZ charges.

Caura charges no additional fee to pay the ULEZ charge or to make any other transaction in the app. We don’t take any of the money for your payment: once it’s made, it goes straight to the end provider.

TfL use ANPR cameras to automatically detect your vehicle when you drive into the ULEZ zone. Look out for signs that clearly indicate the boundary of the zone. The easiest way to avoid fines is to set up Caura AutoPay for free in-app. AutoPay lets you automatically pay London’s ULEZ and Congestion Charge. It also covers London’s LEZ zone for HGVs. When you drive into the charging zones, TfL automatically recognises your vehicle and up to 5 days later they notify us of your journey. We’ll then charge your payment card. No need to worry or pay manually.

You will need to visit the TfL website and navigate to the ‘penalty charges for ULEZ’ page.

Caura is the fastest way to pay. It takes two seconds via the app and we charge no additional fee. Getting your car set up on Caura takes less than 30 seconds and you can manage all your vehicle admin, from tolls to tax, in-app with Caura.

Currently, you can pay for either today, tomorrow or yesterday in-app on Caura. Make sure you pay for the right date for any trips you make, as we’re unable to offer a refund for any payments made for the wrong day by mistake.

Unfortunately we can’t offer a refund. We don’t take any of the money for your payment, and once it’s made it goes straight to the end provider (e.g. TfL), so we’re unable to recover it. However, you can apply to TfL for a refund. You’ll need your receipt details, which you’ll find in the History tab on Caura.

The ULEZ zone operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every day of the year except Christmas Day.

You can view any payments you’ve made by going to the History tab in Caura. Tap on any payment in the list to view more detail. From there, you can even export a receipt to your email.

Since August 2023, the ULEZ covers all London boroughs. Signs tell you when the zone is coming up and how far away it is.

You will face a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) if you have driven into the ULEZ zone, not made a payment for that day and are not exempt.

Here are some other reasons why you may have been fined:

• You made a payment but it was for the wrong day or vehicle
• You have an exemption but you have not registered for a 100% discount with TfL