FAQs

• How much is a clean air zone payment

  When you enter a clean air zone or low emission zone in a non compliant vehicle you will have to pay a daily charge to drive in that clean air or ULEZ zone. These daily charges are dependant on the region you are planning to drive through and the type of vehicle you drive as a class C vehicle will have a different clean air charge to a class B vehicle. We have worked all this out for you in our clean air zone checker, all you need to do is enter your reg and details and we will let you know if your vehicle is compliant and the daily price you will need to pay if it is not.

• How does the Government check clean air zones

  Within each clean air zone and ULEZ area are roadside sensors and clean air zone cameras that identify and register every vehicle that enters. The vehicle is then sent to a secure data centred where the software determines if the vehicle is compliant for a clean air zone. 

• Are there any clean air zone exemptions?

  There are a variety of vehicles and drivers who can claim one of the the clean air zone exemptions below. If you are exempt to drive in a clean air zone you will not need to pay a clean air zone charge. 

  • a vehicle that’s ultra low emission
  • a disabled passenger tax class vehicle
  • a military vehicle
  • a historic vehicle
  • a disabled tax class vehicle
  • a vehicle retrofitted with technology accredited by the Clean Vehicle Retrofit Accreditation Scheme
  • certain types of agricultural vehicles
• What is the clean air act?

  The Government's clean air act lays out the plans for local English authorities to set up clean air zones to improve the air quality in certain regions and to reduce the NO2 levels in compliance to legal limits. To find out more on the clean air zone framwork, click here.