Congestion charge?.

[apbremer]

Advice please!

Charge on Sunday now 12pm to 6pm. I plan to drive into charge area at 9am, park the car in the street, leave it there without moving it until 6.30pm when we leave. Am I liable for congestion charge?

TFL ignore my enquiry and their website is suitably vague.

[KidKruger]

I?d say you?re liable for congestion charge (you were in the zone during chargeable period), but whether the cameras/system is able to detect your movements and conclude the same is the question.

Would it not be worth trying it to see - pretty cheap for an entire days parking.

And we?d all like to know !

[Huggers]

It has to drive past a camera I think

[exdulwicher]

If you drive in outside operational hours and your car is then parked for the duration, there is no charge. Same as the ULEZ - if you have a non-compliant car but it's parked on the street or in your driveway, no charge is payable.

Charge only applies if the vehicle is moving within the hours of operation.

Hope that helps.

[Lebanums]

exdulwicher Wrote:

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> If you drive in outside operational hours and your

> car is then parked for the duration, there is no

> charge. Same as the ULEZ - if you have a

> non-compliant car but it's parked on the street or

> in your driveway, no charge is payable.

>

> Charge only applies if the vehicle is moving

> within the hours of operation.

>

> Hope that helps.

Agree with this

[Dogkennelhillbilly]

I think it's a bit of a swizz that TfL charges you to sign up for Autopay. If it were free, OP could have just signed up for that, and if they got pinged, they wouldn't have to worry about getting fined.

[apbremer]

I have now heard from TFL that if your car is within the zone and parked on the street, congestion charge is payable even if stationary the entire time.

[exdulwicher]

I have now heard from TFL that if your car is within the zone and parked on the street, congestion charge is payable even if stationary the entire time.

That's wrong.

TfL website:

https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/lez-lez-services-37309

Extract from the page: The charges only need to be paid if you drive your vehicle within the zone. Parked vehicles are not subject to any charges.

That's the whole issue behind reducing the hours that it is operational, that people will drive in at 6am, park up and then drive out again at 7pm. No charge payable.

The info is on various London tourist websites as well eg https://www.toptiplondon.com/practical-tips/london-congestion-charge

[goldilocks]

It is only ?10 a year though and it makes it easier if you're not sure in certain circumstances

Dogkennelhillbilly Wrote:

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> I think it's a bit of a swizz that TfL charges you

> to sign up for Autopay. If it were free, OP could

> have just signed up for that, and if they got

> pinged, they wouldn't have to worry about getting

> fined.

[Lowlander]

goldilocks Wrote:

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> It is only ?10 a year though and it makes it

> easier if you're not sure in certain

> circumstances

>

> Dogkennelhillbilly Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > I think it's a bit of a swizz that TfL charges

> you

> > to sign up for Autopay. If it were free, OP

> could

> > have just signed up for that, and if they got

> > pinged, they wouldn't have to worry about

> getting

> > fined.

This - my 20 year old diesel is liable for the ULEZ - agree in principle with ULEZ and reducing pollution - I've made dozens of short trips inside the ULEZ though and avoided the charge, whilst still paying it when driving it on major roads. ?10 is a cheap insurance policy.

[Lowlander]

goldilocks Wrote:

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> It is only ?10 a year though and it makes it

> easier if you're not sure in certain

> circumstances

>

> Dogkennelhillbilly Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > I think it's a bit of a swizz that TfL charges

> you

> > to sign up for Autopay. If it were free, OP

> could

> > have just signed up for that, and if they got

> > pinged, they wouldn't have to worry about

> getting

> > fined.

This - my 20 year old diesel is liable for the ULEZ - agree in principle with ULEZ and reducing pollution - I've made dozens of short trips inside the ULEZ though and avoided the charge, whilst still paying it when driving it on major roads. ?10 is a cheap insurance policy.

[apbremer]

Thank you exdulwicher. You are quite right.TFL have now confirmed this but no apology for wrong advice. They have apparently 150 staff earning over ?100,000 pa. Nice work if you can get it,eh?

[trinidad]

so currently the charge operates:

Monday to Friday 7:00am - 6:00pm

Saturday - Sunday (and bank holidays) 12noon - 6:00pm

Charge is ?15.00 per day.

if you go over the red large c painted on the road between operational times, you need to pay.

[Dogkennelhillbilly]

trinidad Wrote:

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> if you go over the red large c painted on the road

> between operational times, you need to pay.

Yes but you also need to pay if you drive within the zone during the operational times. It's not only if you enter or exit the zone.

[Lisa Taylor]

Definitely a good idea to sign up to AutoPay to make sure you never get caught out. I had a few experiences in the past where I had forgotten or wasn't sure if I needed to pay which left me put of pocket but AutoPay makes it so easy & all done for you.

[CPR Dave]

You still need to pay the ULEZ charge 24 hours a day 7 days a week if your car is not compliant, and you drive in the ULEZ zone, regardless of the CC operating hours. Don't get caught out on that!

[Lisa Taylor]

Yep that's true CPR Dave, don't forget about ULEZ. It's absolutely terrible that you have to apply for a loan before you can drive anywhere these days 😡