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London congestion charge over christmas and new year.
Monday to sunday between 10pm 7am.
Drivers will be able to drive into central london without paying the congestion charge over christmas and new year.
There is no congestion charge between christmas day and new year s day.
If you drive within the zone on or between these dates you will not have to pay the congestion charge.
If you haven t paid the congestion charge when you should have you ll be sent a penalty charge notice for 160.
Travel over christmas and new year s 2017 2018 in london may be affected by planned works events and service changes.
The congestion charge is now temporarily in operation on saturdays and sundays.
The easiest way to pay is by setting up auto pay.
The london congestion charge is a fee to drive in parts of central london the congestion charge zone between 7am 10pm daily.
The london congestion charge is a fee charged on most cars and motor vehicles being driven within the congestion charge zone ccz in central london between 7 00 am to 10 00 pm seven days a week.
Driving into london from 6 01pm on christmas eve until 6 59am on january 2 is free of the charge.
As of 2017 the london charge zone is still one of the largest congestion charge zones in the world despite the removal of the western extension.
The congestion charge is now temporarily in operation on bank holidays and days between christmas and new year.
Will operate at all times for lorries over 12 tonnes gross vehicle weight.
Bank holidays 31 august 2020 2 5 april 2021 christmas day 25 december 2020 boxing day 26 december 2020 27 30 december 2020.
The congestion charge is a 15 daily charge if you drive within the congestion charge zone 07 00 22 00 every day except christmas day 25 december.
Operates midnight to midnight every day of the year except christmas day 25 dec lez.
No charge 22 00 07 00 and christmas day 25 december ulez.
Trains will be running all night aside from the waterloo city line which runs until around 2 40am with free travel on all tube lines from 11 45pm on new year s eve to 4 30am on new year.
Congestion charge over the christmas period.
It s worth remembering that outside of this period weekends fall on 21 22 december and 4 5.
By alice foster published.
Operates midnight to midnight every day of the year direct vision standard dvs and hgv safety permit.
Exemptions and discounts are available too.