ULEZ in Enfield: what to do with a car that does not comply

The Ultra Low Emission Zone has covered every London borough since 29 August 2023, and that includes all of Enfield. It runs all day, every day of the year except Christmas Day.

What it costs

If your car does not meet the emissions standard, you pay £12.50 for each day you drive it inside the zone. It is a charge for driving, so a car that stays parked costs nothing. Drive to work five days a week and it comes to about £3,000 a year.

Which cars have to pay

The standard is Euro 4 for petrol cars and Euro 6 for diesels. As a rough guide:

• most petrol cars registered from 2006 onwards comply
• most diesel cars registered from September 2015 onwards comply

Those dates are only a guide, because some older cars meet the standard and a few newer ones do not. Transport for London has a checker on its website where you enter your registration.

Your options

• Pay the charge. If you only drive now and then, this can be the cheapest answer.
• Sell the car. A car that does not comply in London is still an ordinary car outside it, so it can keep a fair value. We buy cars that do not meet the ULEZ standard.
• Scrap it. If the car is near the end of its life anyway, scrapping it may be the simplest route. Transport for London's scrappage scheme closed to new applications in September 2024, so there is no longer a grant for doing this.

We are based in Enfield and collect across the borough. See selling your car in Enfield, or enter your registration at the top of this page for a quote.