Additional Taxation Zones in the UK to avoid (Updated July 2023)
At the time of writing the following cities can legally charge you an arm and two legs to drive through them, because they can. This discrimination is of course designed to extract additional revenue from motorists on top of the road fund license (which now has nothing to do with the roads). These zones are likely to be increasing as its a reliable source of income for the city councils involved, as well as enriching the contractors, service providers, and third parties who all benefit from the schemes. There is however, no significant change in air quality, as has been shown time and time again. You could still argue a benefit if, for example, clean air zones were setup around housing estates, suburbia, schools, etc instead of city centres which are more retail.
- Bath Web
- Birmingham Web
- Bradford Web
- Bristol Web
- London (both inner and outer) Web
- Manchester (maybe)
- Portsmouth Web
- Sheffield Web
- Newcastle and Gateshead (Tyneside) Web
The charges for these additional taxation zones are payable online and the signs are not always clear until you're already in it. This can be as little as £10 or as much as £150 depending on vehicle, location and if you pay this tax quickly.
We will endeavour to keep this page updated as we go, but we can't guarantee its 100% accurate, this is why we include the Web links to each cities website with the information. If you spot something that's not accurate, then let us know and we'll update it.