The Anonymous Widower

Congestion Charge Set To Rise By 20% To £18

The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on the BBC.

This is the sub-heading.

The Congestion Charge should rise by a fifth to £18, Transport for London (TfL) has proposed.

These three introductory paragraphs add more details.

On 2 January, the daily £15 fee for drivers of vehicles in central London will increase, the first such rise since June 2020 when the charge jumped 30% from £11.50.

If the charge is not paid within 48 hours, drivers face a penalty of £180, reduced to £90 if paid within 14 days. It operates between 07:00 and 18:00 on weekdays and 12:00 and 18:00 on weekends.

Drivers of electric cars, who currently travel free in the zone, were expecting to start paying the full charge from December but will now receive a 25% discount provided they are registered for auto pay. HGVs and vans will get a 50% discount.

I won’t be surprised to find, that there are a lot of quality cars going cheap.

This though is surely the most odious part of the new plans in the last paragraph.

Applications for new residents’ discounts from petrol and diesel car owners are set to be abolished altogether in March 2027. A public consultation, external will run until 4 August.

As I read that, it means if you had to move into London because of your job, you will have to buy an electric car.

It doesn’t bother me, as I don’t drive or own a car.

May 27, 2025 - Posted by AnonW | Transport/Travel | Driving, London, London Congestion Charge