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Analyse the current costs incurred with how your fleet operates in relation to the Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ).

What Is The Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ)?

As per www.tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/ultra-low-emission-zone the ULEZ is there to “To help improve air quality, an Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) will be in place in central London from 8 April 2019. Most vehicles including cars and vans will need to meet new, tighter exhaust emission standards (ULEZ standards) or pay a daily charge to travel within the area of the ULEZ.” It will replace the T Charge and operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. To start with, it will be in the same area as the current Congestion Charge Zone, although from 2021 it will be expanded to the inner London area, bordered by the North and South Circular.

This charge will be on top of the Congestion Charge and the Low Emission Zone Charge (LEZ.) Whilst the LEZ only affects diesel engines, the ULEZ will be applicable to both diesel and petrol. Furthermore, just because your vehicle may be exempt from the LEZ, it may not meet the strict standards of the ULEZ.

It is important to note that failure to pay the charge will result in a PCN being issued to the registered keeper. The charge runs 00:01 – midnight each day, therefore if you drive from before midnight to after midnight, you will be liable to pay two days of charges.

Which Vehicles Are Affected By The ULEZ?

Cars
Motorcycles
Mopeds
Motorised Tricycles
Quadricycles
Small and Large Vans
4x4 Light Utility Vehicles
Motorised Horseboxes
Pickups
Ambulances
Motorcaravans
Minibuses
Lorries
Buses
Coaches
Breakdown and Recovery Vehicles
Snow Ploughs
Gritters
Refuse Collection Vehicles
Road Sweeps
Concrete Mixers
Fire Engines
Tippers and Removal Lorries
Trucks

The Standards

Euro 3 for motorcycles, mopeds, motorised tricycles and quadricycles (L category)
Euro 4 for petrol cars, vans, minibuses and other specialist vehicles
Euro 6 for diesel cars, vans and minibuses and other specialist vehicles
Euro VI for lorries, buses and coaches and other specialist heavy vehicles

For businesses using cars and vans that do not meet these standards, a daily charge of £12.50 will be incurred. On top of the Congestion Charge, this will bring a total daily spend to £24. This is:

£120 a week (on a 5-day working week)
£480 a month (on a 4-week month)
£6,072 a year (based on 253 working days a year, once bank holidays and weekends are removed)

This is a staggering figure, and even more if you operate a business that works on bank holidays and weekends. This could potentially cost your business £8,760 a year if you have someone working every day of week. Let’s not forget, this is PER VEHICLE. If you have a fleet operating within this zone, the costs will be eye watering

Approximately petrol cars more than 13 years old in 2019, and diesel cars more than 4 years old in 2019, will not meet the new standards.

Our Aim: Explore the option of leasing brand new vehicle(s) for your business, analysing the current costs incurred with how the fleet is operating now, and comparing those costs with leasing new vehicles that would meet the ULEZ standard, therefore saving at least £12.50 a day.

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What Is The Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ)?

Which Vehicles Are Affected By The ULEZ?

The Standards

Our Aim: Explore the option of leasing brand new vehicle(s) for your business, analysing the current costs incurred with how the fleet is operating now, and comparing those costs with leasing new vehicles that would meet the ULEZ standard, therefore saving at least £12.50 a day.

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