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ULEZ Check: Is Your Car Compliant?

Is My Car ULEZ Compliant? Find Out in Seconds

Planning to drive into Greater London? Use our free, instant ULEZ checker to see whether your car meets the rules and could face the £12.50 daily charge — petrol cars need Euro 4 (2006 onwards), diesels need Euro 6 (September 2015 onwards), and electric vehicles are always compliant.

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No ULEZ charge ULEZ charge applies — £12.50 a day

Estimated from the registration date — DVLA does not hold a confirmed Euro standard for this vehicle.

Congestion Charge — £18 a day

£21 if paid by midnight on the third day after travelling. Applies 7am–6pm Monday to Friday and 12pm–6pm on weekends and bank holidays, regardless of your vehicle’s emissions. Free between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

A different scheme from ULEZ, with its own rules — it applies to nearly every vehicle entering the zone during operating hours, whatever your ULEZ compliance status. A fully compliant car still pays it.

Euro standard and registration data from DVLA. Charges, hours and compliance rules set by Transport for London, not this site.

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What this check shows

Euro emission standard
ULEZ compliant — yes / no
Fuel type & engine size
CO₂ emissions
Year of first registration
Estimated daily ULEZ charge

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What is ULEZ compliance?

•Petrol cars: Must meet Euro 4 standards (generally registered after 2006).
•Diesel cars: Must meet Euro 6 standards (generally registered after 2015).
•Electric cars: Always ULEZ compliant — no charge.

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The Euro emission standard, fuel type and engine details used to determine compliance come from official DVLA vehicle records — the same source used for every other check on this site. The compliance rules themselves — which standards qualify, what the daily charge is, and exactly where the zone boundary sits — are set and published by Transport for London, not the DVLA, at tfl.gov.uk/ultra-low-emission-zone. What we do here is apply TfL's published Euro 4 (petrol) and Euro 6 (diesel) thresholds to your specific vehicle's DVLA-recorded details, so you get a direct compliant/non-compliant answer rather than having to cross-reference the two yourself.

ULEZ is a specific scheme covering Greater London and run exclusively by Transport for London. Several other UK cities run their own, separate schemes under the broader Clean Air Zone framework — Birmingham, Bristol, Sheffield, Bath, Portsmouth and others each have their own boundaries, charges, and sometimes different vehicle categories that are charged. The underlying idea is similar across all of them (charging older, more polluting vehicles more to enter defined areas), and the Euro standard thresholds are often comparable, but the charges, exemptions, and exact geographic boundaries genuinely differ between cities. If you're driving into any of these areas, it's worth checking that specific city's own scheme directly rather than assuming ULEZ rules apply everywhere.

Not directly, and it's a common point of confusion because both are influenced by the same underlying thing — a vehicle's emissions. ULEZ and vehicle tax are entirely separate systems, run by different authorities (TfL for ULEZ, DVLA for tax), assessed against different criteria, and enforced independently of each other. In practice this means a car can be fully taxed, legally MOT'd, and completely road-legal everywhere in the UK, while still being ULEZ non-compliant and liable for the daily charge specifically within Greater London. Check your tax status and your ULEZ compliance as two separate questions, because a clean result on one tells you nothing about the other.

The moment to check is before you buy, not after you've already been charged. As a general rule of thumb, most petrol cars registered from 2006 onwards and most diesel cars registered from September 2015 onwards meet the required Euro standards — but treat this as a starting point for checking, not a guarantee, since standards were phased in gradually and some individual models fell either side of the general pattern depending on their specific engine. If you regularly drive in or near London, or the car you're buying will be used there, verify the specific vehicle's Euro standard directly rather than relying on the registration year alone. Combining this ULEZ check with a full DVLA check gives you the engine and emissions detail needed to be confident either way before you commit to buying.

Is my car ULEZ compliant?

Your car is ULEZ compliant if it meets the minimum emissions standards: petrol cars registered from 2006 (Euro 4) and diesel cars registered from September 2015 (Euro 6). Electric vehicles are always compliant. Non-compliant vehicles driving in the Greater London ULEZ must pay £12.50 per day.

Frequently Asked Questions

It applies the same compliance rule, using official DVLA vehicle data (Euro emissions standard and fuel type) against TfL's published Euro 4 petrol and Euro 6 diesel thresholds, so this free ulez checker is an alternative front end rather than a different standard. For any charge or penalty decision, always confirm with TfL's own checker.

A ULEZ check only tells you whether a vehicle meets London's Ultra Low Emission Zone rules, which apply solely within Greater London under TfL and charge £12.50/day for non-compliant vehicles, while a clean air zone check covers the separate CAZ schemes run by other UK cities such as Birmingham, Bristol, Sheffield and Bath, each with their own charges, boundaries and rules. A vehicle that passes a ULEZ check is not automatically compliant for those other city schemes, so you need to check each one separately.

Enter your reg plate above. We'll instantly show your vehicle's Euro emission standard and whether it meets ULEZ requirements.

£12.50 a day for cars, motorcycles, vans and specialist vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes, and minibuses up to 5 tonnes. Heavier vehicles — lorries, larger vans and specialist heavy vehicles over 3.5 tonnes, and buses, minibuses and coaches over 5 tonnes — do not pay ULEZ at all. They fall under London’s separate Low Emission Zone scheme instead.

Currently ULEZ only covers Greater London. However other UK cities including Birmingham, Bristol, Sheffield and Bath have introduced Clean Air Zones (CAZ) with similar charges.

Yes, all fully electric cars are ULEZ compliant and pay no daily charge. Plug-in hybrids are usually compliant too, but check your specific vehicle.

ULEZ is run by Transport for London (TfL), enforced via automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras across Greater London. Revenue is reinvested into London's transport network under TfL's clean air programme.

If a non-compliant vehicle enters the zone and the daily charge isn't paid by midnight the following day, TfL issues a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN), which is separate from and in addition to the £12.50 daily charge itself.

ULEZ compliant means your vehicle meets the minimum emission standard to drive in Greater London without paying the daily charge. Petrol cars need Euro 4 (most cars registered from 2006). Diesel cars need Euro 6 (most cars registered from September 2015). Fully electric and hydrogen vehicles are always compliant.

Yes. The checker works for motorcycles, mopeds, cars, vans and minibuses up to 3.5 tonnes — all follow the same Euro 4 petrol or Euro 6 diesel thresholds. Heavier commercial vehicles over 3.5 tonnes fall under the separate Low Emission Zone (LEZ) scheme rather than ULEZ.

Petrol cars need Euro 4 — most cars first registered from 2006 qualify. Diesel cars need Euro 6 — most cars registered from September 2015 qualify. If your vehicle predates those years, enter your reg above to check, as some models met the standard early.

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