Driving in
Driving in Enfield
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.
| 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.
What is different about driving in Enfield?
Enfield 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 Enfield
- Enfield reaches the northern edge of the Ultra Low Emission Zone, which stops at the Greater London boundary and does not include the M25, so drivers here cross in and out of the charging area on ordinary local journeys.
- 31.0% of Enfield households had no car or van at the 2021 census, one of the lower shares in London, where the figure is 42.1%.
- About 117,000 licensed cars were recorded in the borough at the end of March 2026.
- Charger numbers fell from 393 to 344 between January and April 2026, leaving 105.1 per 100,000 people, the lowest of the five London boroughs on this site apart from Bromley.
The numbers behind those lines
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Vehicle fleet | 31.0% of Enfield households had no car or van at the 2021 census, one of the lower shares in London, where the figure is 42.1%. |
| Public charging | Enfield reaches the northern edge of the Ultra Low Emission Zone, which stops at the Greater London boundary and does not include the M25, so drivers here cross in and out of the charging area on ordinary local journeys. |
| Car ownership | 31.0% of Enfield households had no car or van at the 2021 census, one of the lower shares in London, where the figure is 42.1%. |
Common questions
- Is there a clean air zone in Enfield?
- Yes. Enfield 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 Enfield?
- 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 Enfield?
- Enfield reaches the northern edge of the Ultra Low Emission Zone, which stops at the Greater London boundary and does not include the M25, so drivers here cross in and out of the charging area on ordinary local journeys.
- 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.
Sources
- Office for National Statistics, Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age (mid-2025) (as of 30 June 2025)
- Office for National Statistics, Population estimates for England and Wales: mid-2025 (as of 29 July 2026)
- Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, TS045 car or van availability (as of 21 March 2021)
- Department for Transport, Vehicle licensing statistics, table VEH0105 (2026 Q1) (as of 31 March 2026)
- Department for Transport, Electric vehicle charging infrastructure statistics, table EVCI0102 (as of 1 April 2026)
- Transport for London, Ultra Low Emission Zone (as of 30 July 2026)
- Transport for London, ULEZ: where and when (as of 30 July 2026)
- Transport for London, Ways to meet the ULEZ standard (as of 8 April 2019)
- Transport for London, Penalty charges for ULEZ (as of 30 July 2026)
- Transport for London, ULEZ discounts and exemptions (as of 30 July 2026)