

Your local authority may provide support to help you upgrade or replace your vehicle: the Clean Air Fund provides support to individuals and businesses, for example local travel discounts, cycling to work schemes or vehicle upgrades – you can access it through your local authority.

find out how much money you can save on fuel by switching to an electric vehicle – make your next car electric.the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles offers a range of grants to help you choose cleaner vehicles.You can get support to reduce your emissions and stop paying clean air zone charges: Find out more about claiming a refund in: You may be able to claim a refund if you paid the charge when you did not need to. There is a temporary exemption in Tyneside (Newcastle and Gateshead) for light goods vehicles until July 2023. You can find out more about local exemptions for driving in: a vehicle retrofitted with technology accredited by the Clean Vehicle Retrofit Accreditation Scheme ( CVRAS).You’re automatically entitled to a national exemption, and do not have to pay a charge, if you have: There are some national and local exemptions from the charge. view maps of the clean air zones, see when they are live and find out about exemptions.set up an agreement to pay by bank account, ready for when charging starts.add up to 10 team members to help manage the account.manage your vehicles – add and remove them.view what each vehicle will be charged in each clean air zone.

upload multiple number plates from a spreadsheet (CSV) or add them one by one.You can create an account when you check or pay online. If you’re a business with multiple vehiclesīusinesses that own or manage 2 or more UK registered vehicles can set up an account to check and pay charges for multiple vehicles. Payments that exceed this limit will need to be split into separate transactions. The maximum payment that can be made in a single transaction is £5,000. If you do not pay the charge in this time, you may get a penalty charge notice ( PCN). You can pay up to 6 days before you travel. You must pay the charge by 11:59pm on the sixth day after driving into the zone.

The charge period runs from midnight to midnight. The zones operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every day of the year. Use the online service to check or pay a charge in a clean air zone. If you’re a business, you can check and pay for multiple vehicles. You can check if you’ll need to pay a charge for a vehicle before you drive in a clean air zone. You should always check if you will need to pay a charge or contact the local authority for more information. Local authorities may set a different standard for taxis and private hire vehicles. Vans, minibuses, taxis, private hire vehicles, cars To avoid being charged in a clean air zone, your vehicle must meet the following minimum standard: Vehicle type You can find your vehicle’s emission standard in your vehicle log book or from your vehicle manufacturer. Classīuses, coaches, taxis, private hire vehiclesīuses, coaches, taxis, private hire vehicles, heavy goods vehiclesīuses, coaches, taxis, private hire vehicles, heavy goods vehicles, vans, minibusesīuses, coaches, taxis, private hire vehicles, heavy goods vehicles, vans, minibuses, cars, the local authority has the option to include motorcyclesĮach vehicle type has a minimum emission standard. There are 4 types of clean air zones, Class A to D. Tyneside (Newcastle and Gateshead) has a Class C clean air zone. There are different rules if you want to drive in London’s low or ultra low emission zones or a low emission zone in Scotland.
