How can I learn if I need to pay London's congestion fee?
I drove through London last week. Mostly on the the A406. I only briefly saw an announcement about the congestion fee, when entering london on the M11. I didn't see any camera or any other signs on the road, that I actually entered the zone where I would need to pay a congestion fee. The question is, how do I see that I am entering a congestion fee area and is there a way to find out as a non resident (ie. no british license plates) if I have a bill running in the UK now?
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I had the problem this morning, so I called the number given above.
No, they cannot tell you whether you have to pay the fee or not. That's what I was told on the phone. Unless you had to pay and didn't pay, in which case they will issue you with a huge fine. At that point it's too late.
It seems that you can pay and then complain later to get a refund, which had an administrative fee of £10 some years ago when the fee itself was less than £10, so you won't get your money back. I couldn't find how you go about the complaining either.
If you expect that you get into the same situation again, I think you can set up automatic payments where they take the money off you if you entered the zone.
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How do I know if I need to pay London congestion charge?
London road user chargingYou can pay in advance, on the day of travel or by midnight of the third day after travel. You need to pay a daily charge if you drive within the Congestion Charge zone 07:00-18:00 Mon-Fri, 12:00-18:00 Sat-Sun and bank holidays.How do I know if I have to pay congestion?
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Since 17 February 2003, motorists wanting to drive into London at peak times on weekdays have had to pay a Congestion Charge for the privilege. Failure to pay the Charge results in a fine of \xa3160, reduced to \xa380 if paid within 14 days.How to pay ULEZ + Congestion Charge STEP BY STEP in London - OUCH!
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