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Transport for London is raising the Congestion Charge in the capital by 20 percent starting next year, it revealed today.
Drivers in Central London will be required to fork out £18 per day from January 2026, up from the £15 charge currently in place.
It's the another hike since 2020.
And in a snub to those hoping to move to the congestion zone which runs from Mayfair to Tower Bridge east to west and from Euston Road in the north to Vauxhall in the south, discounts for petrol and diesel cars will also be scrapped.
TfL says the increase will 'help keep London moving, encourage the uptake of electric vehicles and promote sustainable travel across the capital'.
The move has been welcomed by environmental campaigners but has sparked alarm among business leaders who fear it will create unnecessary expense for electric van drivers, who will soon have to pay a charge, albeit at a discounted rate.
Many drivers in the capital will also view it as another effort by London Mayor Sadiq Khan to profit off the back of motorists while attempting to force them off the road.
The rise means the daily cost of driving an older car in the capital when combined with the £12.50 Ultra-Low Emission Zone charge will amount to an eye-watering £30.50.
And someone driving into central London for 253 days, the average number of working days in a year would find themselves paying £759 more than they were in 2025.
Drivers in Central London will be required to fork out £18 per day from January 2026, up from the £15 charge currently in place.
It's the another hike since 2020.
And in a snub to those hoping to move to the congestion zone which runs from Mayfair to Tower Bridge east to west and from Euston Road in the north to Vauxhall in the south, discounts for petrol and diesel cars will also be scrapped.
TfL says the increase will 'help keep London moving, encourage the uptake of electric vehicles and promote sustainable travel across the capital'.
The move has been welcomed by environmental campaigners but has sparked alarm among business leaders who fear it will create unnecessary expense for electric van drivers, who will soon have to pay a charge, albeit at a discounted rate.
Many drivers in the capital will also view it as another effort by London Mayor Sadiq Khan to profit off the back of motorists while attempting to force them off the road.
The rise means the daily cost of driving an older car in the capital when combined with the £12.50 Ultra-Low Emission Zone charge will amount to an eye-watering £30.50.
And someone driving into central London for 253 days, the average number of working days in a year would find themselves paying £759 more than they were in 2025.
