DS AUTO LABS

By city

Local fuel, EV charging & green zones

Fuel prices, EV charging, and Clean Air Zone or Low Emission Zone status for the UK's 10 biggest cities. Four of them, despite reputation, don't charge cars at all.

ULEZ + Congestion Charge

London

Fuel prices, EV charging, and the UK's most far-reaching emissions charge.

CAZ charges cars

Birmingham

One of only two English cities that actually charges private cars.

LEZ, fines only

Glasgow

No way to pay to enter, non-compliant vehicles get a fine.

No charge

Liverpool

No emissions charge, but the Mersey Tunnels toll nearby.

Cars exempt

Sheffield

Has a Clean Air Zone, but private cars pay nothing.

No charge

Leeds

Planned Clean Air Zone, cancelled in 2020.

No charge

Manchester

Greater Manchester's Clean Air Zone was scrapped entirely.

LEZ, fines only

Edinburgh

Same fine-only Scottish model as Glasgow.

CAZ charges cars

Bristol

The other English city that charges private cars. Severn Crossings nearby are toll-free.

No charge

Cardiff

No emissions charge, and the Severn Crossings toll is long gone.