Registering your vehicle
Vehicles registered in the United Kingdom
Register your vehicle with us if:
- It is listed by us as NOT meeting LEZ/ULEZ emissions standards but you can provide evidence that it does
- You are a showman with a modified or specially constructed vehicle
Next steps
First, click the button below to check your vehicle. At the end of the process you will be able to register your vehicle with us if you still need to.
Vehicles registered outside the United Kingdom
Register your vehicle with us if:
- It is listed by us as NOT meeting LEZ/ULEZ emissions standards but you can provide evidence that it does
- It qualifies for an exemption or discount. Read more about exemptions and discounts
Next steps
Register your vehicle with our partner EPC plc.
After completing your registration
You'll receive an email from us when your application has been processed, detailing the outcome. Until you receive this you should continue to pay the daily charge if you're driving within the LEZ. Otherwise you may receive a penalty charge notice.
Private and personalised number plates
If you have already registered with us you must notify the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) immediately if the number plate of your vehicle has a Reduced Pollution or Low Emission Certificate.
For Heavy Goods Vehicles over 3.5 tonnes Gross Vehicle Weight you will need to submit a Notifiable Alteration Form, the appropriate fee along with the original Reduced Pollution or Low Emission Certificate. You can download the notifiable alteration form and guidance notes on GOV.UK.
For Light Goods Vehicles 3.5 tonnes Gross Vehicle Weight and under, you will need to send a copy of the V5C vehicle registration certificate (logbook) displaying the new Vehicle Registration Mark along with the original Reduced Pollution or Low Emission Certificate to:
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
PSV section
The Ellipse
Padley Road
Swansea
SA1 8AN
For buses, coaches or minibuses, you will need to submit a copy of the V5C vehicle registration certificate (logbook) displaying the new number plate (Vehicle Registration Mark) along with the original Reduced Pollution or Low Emission Certificate and, if is applies, the original Certificate of Initial Fitness. All documents should be sent together to the address above.
There is no fee for the issue of new Reduced Pollution or Low Emission Certificates due to number plate change.
For more information on private and personalised number plates, please visit the Driver and Vehicle Standards website.
