The charge you'll need to pay is dependant on your vehicle type, and ranges between £100-£300.

• £100 - Vans or specialist diesel vehicles (over 1.205 tonnes unladen weight up to 3.5 tonnes gross vehicle weight), and minibuses (up to 5 tonnes) which do not meet Euro 3 standards. 
• £100 - HGVs, lorries, vans and specialist heavy vehicles over 3.5 tonnes as well as buses/minibuses and coaches over 5 tonnes which do not meet Euro 4 (NOx and PM) standards, but meet Euro 4 (PM).
• £300 - HGVs, lorries, vans and specialist heavy vehicles over 3.5 tonnes as well as buses/minibuses and coaches over 5 tonnes which do not meet Euro 4 (PM) standards.

Charges apply daily, so if you're entering and exiting the zone multiple times on the same day, you will only need to pay once.

If you forget to pay the LEZ Charge, you'll get a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) of up to £2000, depending on your vehicle type. This will be halved if paid within 14 days.

Only a small number of vehicles are entitled to an exemption from the Low Emission Zone (LEZ). These are:

• Specialist vehicles designed and built for mainly off-road use, but which may use the road for limited purposes (including agricultural and forestry tractors, mowing machines, agricultural and farm machinery and equipment, mobile cranes and road and building construction machinery)
• Vehicles built before 1 January 1973
• Vehicles with historic tax class
• Vehicles operated by the Ministry of Defence

If your vehicle meets any of the above criteria and is registered in the UK, it is automatically exempt.

Some showman's vehicles are eligible for a 100% discount from the LEZ daily charge. However, this discount is not automatic and must be applied for on the TfL site.

The LEZ covers most of Greater London, including parts of the M1 and M4 motorways (but not the M25).

• City of London
• City of Westminster
• Kensington and Chelsea
• Hammersmith and Fulham
• Wandsworth
• Lambeth
• Southwark
• Tower Hamlets
• Hackney
• Islington
• Camden
• Brent
• Ealing
• Hounslow
• Richmond upon Thames
• Kingston upon Thames
• Merton

• Merton
• Sutton
• Croydon
• Bromley
• Lewisham
• Greenwich
• Bexley
• Havering
• Barking and Dagenham
• Redbridge
• Newham
• Waltham Forest
• Haringey
• Enfield
• Barnet
• Harrow
• Hillingdon

The boundaries of the LEZ are well sign-posted with blue, green or white signs.

The fastest way to pay the charge is with Caura. Download the app for free and enter your vehicle registration number. Tap 'City Charges', select the charge and pay using Apple Pay, Google Pay, credit or debit card. No additional service charge or fees.

If you travel into the zone frequently, you can set-up AutoPay for even faster payments. It's free to set-up and it means Caura will automatically take payment each time you drive in the zone.

If you’re a regular in the LEZ Charge zone, you can set up AutoPay directly on Caura. It's free to set-up and means that Caura will take automatic payments each time you drive in the zone.

Caura is the only app you need. You can set-up AutoPay for all London emission charges (LEZ, ULEZ& Congestion Charge) or simply make payments in just two taps, all from one app.