Overview
- The 100% Cleaner Vehicle Discount ended on December 25, removing full Congestion Charge exemption for electric vehicles in central London.
- From January 2, 2026, the daily fee rises to £18 (£21 if paid up to three days after travel) and only Auto Pay registrants receive reduced rates—25% off for electric cars and 50% for electric vans, HGVs and quadricycles.
- Drivers who do not register for Auto Pay will pay the full daily charge with no discount applied.
- TfL frames the change as congestion management, citing more than 112,000 vehicles registered for the discount and warning of roughly 2,200 extra weekday entries without reform.
- Further steps are scheduled, including limiting new applications for the 90% Residents' Discount to EV owners from March 2027 and cutting EV discounts again from March 4, 2030.