What areas are Congestion Charge?

The Congestion Charge costs £15 if you pay in advance or on the same day….London’s Congestion Charge Zone covers the following areas:

  • Barbican.
  • Bloomsbury.
  • Borough.
  • Charing Cross.
  • City of London.
  • Clerkenwell.
  • Covent Garden.
  • Euston.

What area of London is covered by the Congestion Charge?

The zone now covers all areas within the North and South Circular Roads. The North Circular (A406) and South Circular (A205) roads are not in the zone. Even if you make a short trip inside the zone using a vehicle that doesn’t meet the ULEZ emissions standards, you need to pay the £12.50 daily charge.

How do I know if I have to pay Congestion Charge?

You can pay in advance, on the day of travel or by midnight of the third day after travel. You need to pay a daily charge if you drive within the Congestion Charge zone 07:00-18:00 Mon-Fri, 12:00-18:00 Sat-Sun and bank holidays. No charge between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day bank holiday (inclusive).

Where does the congestion zone start?

It covers approximately the area from Kings Cross in the north to Vauxhall in the south, and Paddington in the west to Whitechapel in the east. All roads around the perimeter of the zone are monitored by Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras. There is an interactive map of the Congestion Charge zone.

Where is the new congestion zone?

On 25 October 2021, the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) expanded from central London up to (but not including) the North Circular and South Circular roads. The new zone is 18 times the size of the central London zone and now covers 3.8 million people.

Where does the Congestion Zone start?

Where is the new Congestion Zone?

Is Blackwall Tunnel Congestion Charge?

Drivers of vehicles that do not meet these restrictions should use Tower Bridge or the Blackwall Tunnel, both of which are outside the Congestion Charging zone, but inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ).

Is Elephant and Castle in the congestion charge zone?

The congestion charge zone covers a large portion of central London. The boundaries of the congestion charge zone spread to Elephant and Castle and New Kent Road in the South, Tower Bridge Road and Commercial Street in the East, Euston Road and Marylebone Road in the North, and Park Lane and Edgeware Road in the West.