Congestion Charge & ULEZ
The Congestion Charge and ULEZ are daily charges for driving within London's Congestion Charge zone and Ultra Low Emission Zone respectively. The daily charge for the Congestion Charge is £18, and the daily charge for ULEZ is £12.50.
All of our car club vehicles are registered for TFL autopay, meaning that you do not need to pay either of these charges directly when hiring with us. You are still liable for the cost of these however, and if you incur either charge during your rental TFL will notify us subsequently, at which point we will charge you. If a car club car is ULEZ compliant, meaning the ULEZ charge does not apply to it, this will be listed in the vehicle features section. You can also use our 'ULEZ compliant' search filter to limit your search results to ULEZ compliant cars only:
Some vehicles owned by peer-to-peer car owners are registered for TFL autopay, while others are not. For cars owned by peer-to-peer car owners that are registered for autopay, the process for the Congestion Charge and ULEZ charge will be the same as outlined above for car club vehicles.
When hiring a car from a private car owner you will be able to see whether the vehicle is listed for TFL autopay by whether or not it is listed as 'autopay ready' in its vehicle features section. You can also use our 'autopay ready' search filter to limit your search results to cars set-up for TFL autopay only. If in doubt please do check with the car owner, as if a car is not registered for autopay and the Congestion Charge or ULEZ charge is not paid where necessary you will incur a Penalty Charge Notice.
Dart Charge
The Dart Charge is a toll applied for using the Dartford Crossing. For cars, Dart Charge is currently £3.50 per usage.
Dart Charge is currently included for all of our car club vehicles, so you do not need to pay this directly and will not be billed for this following your rental either.
Dart Charge is ordinarily not included for vehicles owned by peer-to-peer car owners. If a car is registered for Dart Charge autopay then you will be billed for your crossing following your rental, once the car owner is notified by Dart Charge. For cars not registered for autopay, Dart Charge needs to be paid by the driver by midnight the day after you cross, to avoid a Penalty Charge Notice being incurred. To find out whether a vehicle owned by a private car owner is registered for Dart Charge autopay, please check with the car owner directly.
Other tolls and charges
Congestion Charge, ULEZ and Dart Charge are the tolls we see charged to our drivers most often, but there are a variety of other tolls and charges in force around the UK. The driver is required to pay any necessary tolls during their booking unless stated otherwise, and will be liable for any Penalty Charge Notices incurred should they not do so, so if needed please do check your route to make yourself aware of any applicable tolls.