Is there a clean air zone in Ealing?

Yes. Ealing is covered by the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), run by Transport for London, in force since 8 April 2019. It operates 24 hours a day, every day of the year except christmas day..

How many public chargers are there in Ealing?

The Ultra Low Emission Zone covers every London borough, so the £12.50 daily charge applies right across Ealing, from Acton out to Southall.

Are motoring rules different in England?

Vehicle tax, speeding penalties and licensing are set nationally, so they are the same everywhere in Great Britain. What varies locally is whether a charging zone applies and what it costs.

Driving in

Driving in Ealing

Greater London, England. What is different here rather than what is the same everywhere.

387,072

Population, Greater London

Office for National Statistics, Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age (mid-2025) (as of 30 June 2025)

Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ)

Charging or low emission zone

Transport for London, Ultra Low Emission Zone (as of 8 April 2019)

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Postcode areas

Office for National Statistics, Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age (mid-2025) (as of 30 June 2025)

Checked on 30 June 2025.Office for National Statistics, Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age (mid-2025) (as of 30 June 2025)

The Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ)

Charged

£12.50 a day

2004 petrol car: No Euro figure is recorded, so we have read it from the first registration date of 1 January 2004. New cars had to meet Euro 3 from 1 January 2001, below the Euro 4 that Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) asks of a petrol car, so the daily charge of £12.50 applies.

Charged

£12.50 a day

2012 diesel car: No Euro figure is recorded, so we have read it from the first registration date of 1 January 2012. New cars had to meet Euro 5 from 1 January 2011, below the Euro 6 that Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) asks of a diesel car, so the daily charge of £12.50 applies.

Compliant

2018 diesel car: No Euro figure is recorded, so we have read it from the first registration date of 1 January 2018. New cars had to meet Euro 6 from 1 September 2015. Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) asks Euro 6 of a diesel car, so there is nothing to pay.

Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ): the essentials

Operated by	Transport for London
In force since	8 April 2019
Hours	24 hours a day, every day of the year except Christmas Day.
Area	Every London borough and the City of London, out to the Greater London boundary. The M25 is not in the zone, so a journey that stays on the motorway is not charged even where the M25 runs inside Greater London.
Penalty for non payment	£180 for each day of contravention, reduced to £90 if you pay within 14 days.

The ULEZ started in central London in April 2019, reached the North and South Circular roads in October 2021 and covered every borough from August 2023. The £12.50 charge has not moved in that time, so what changed for most drivers was the map rather than the price. The usual mistake is judging a car by its age: it is the Euro standard on the type approval that counts, so a 2014 diesel is normally Euro 5 and pays, while a 2006 petrol can be Euro 4 and pays nothing.

Full detail on the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ)

What is different about driving in Ealing?

Ealing is covered by the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), so an older car pays a daily charge that the same car would not pay in most of the country. Vehicle tax, fuel duty and speeding penalties are national and identical everywhere.

Local figures for Ealing

The Ultra Low Emission Zone covers every London borough, so the £12.50 daily charge applies right across Ealing, from Acton out to Southall.
36.8% of Ealing households had no car or van at the 2021 census, against 42.1% across London.
About 113,400 licensed cars were recorded in the borough at the end of March 2026, fewer than in Croydon or Bromley despite a similar population.
The borough had 1,020 public chargers at 1 April 2026, or 264.3 per 100,000 residents.

The numbers behind those lines

Official statistics for Greater London
Measure	Figure
Vehicle fleet	36.8% of Ealing households had no car or van at the 2021 census, against 42.1% across London.
Public charging	The Ultra Low Emission Zone covers every London borough, so the £12.50 daily charge applies right across Ealing, from Acton out to Southall.
Car ownership	36.8% of Ealing households had no car or van at the 2021 census, against 42.1% across London.

Common questions

Is there a clean air zone in Ealing?: Yes. Ealing is covered by the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), run by Transport for London, in force since 8 April 2019. It operates 24 hours a day, every day of the year except christmas day..
What does a car pay to drive in Ealing?: No Euro figure is recorded, so we have read it from the first registration date of 1 January 2012. New cars had to meet Euro 5 from 1 January 2011, below the Euro 6 that Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) asks of a diesel car, so the daily charge of £12.50 applies.
How many public chargers are there in Ealing?: The Ultra Low Emission Zone covers every London borough, so the £12.50 daily charge applies right across Ealing, from Acton out to Southall.
Are motoring rules different in England?: Vehicle tax, speeding penalties and licensing are set nationally, so they are the same everywhere in Great Britain. What varies locally is whether a charging zone applies and what it costs.