London Congestion Charge set to rise to £18 a day

Transport for London hopes changes to discounts will encourage uptake of electric vehicles

Transport for London (TfL) is proposing to increase the daily Congestion Charge to £18 from January 2026 to ensure it remains effective. This will be the first increase since 2020.

There is also a plan to move to incremental annual increases as with public passenger transport fares.

A Cleaner Vehicle Discount has been proposed as way incentivising the use of cleanest possible vehicles while managing traffic and congestion in London.

In its revisions to the Congestion Charge, TfL is...

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