Request ID: FOI-3070-2324 Date published: 05 December 2023
You asked
Good morning,
my car is Euro 6 diesel be ULEZ compliant.
But what will happen when the Euro 7 will be introduced on 1 July 2025 and will be the strictest standard yet? Will my Euro 6 diesel still be ULEZ compliant or not?
many thanks,
We answered
TfL Ref: FOI-3070-2324
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 27th November 2023 asking for information about the ULEZ scheme.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy.
Specifically you asked:
“My car is Euro 6 diesel be ULEZ compliant. But what will happen when the Euro 7 will be introduced on 1 July 2025 and will be the strictest standard yet? Will my Euro 6 diesel still be ULEZ compliant or not?”.
I can confirm that we hold the information you require.
There are no plans to change the ULEZ standards at present. The current standards for vehicle emissions are informed by the European emissions standards. The current standards for vehicles in the ULEZ is Euro 4 for petrol vehicles and Euro 6 for diesel vehicles. The current standards help the Mayor and TfL strike the right balance in maximising the benefits to Londoners by encouraging people to use less polluting vehicles while also ensuring compliant vehicles are not unaffordable to people who rely on a private vehicle to make a journey. For diesel vehicles, the ULEZ standard (Euro 6) is already aligned with the tightest emissions standards. Euro 7 standards have not been finalised at this stage.
Any proposed changes to an existing road user charging scheme, such as the ULEZ, or the introduction of any new scheme would be subject to formal public consultation.
If this is not the information you are looking for please do not hesitate to contact me.
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Yours sincerely,
David Wells FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
