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Driving in Nottingham

Nottinghamshire, England. What is different here rather than what is the same everywhere.
325,765
Population, Nottinghamshire
Office for National Statistics, Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age (mid-2025) (as of 30 June 2025)
No zone
Charging or low emission zone
Office for National Statistics, Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age (mid-2025) (as of 30 June 2025)
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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)

No charging zone here

Nottingham has no clean air zone, low emission zone or congestion charge. Nothing about the age or fuel of your car changes what it costs to drive into the city, and the only motoring charges that apply are the national ones.

What is different about driving in Nottingham?

Very little, in charging terms. Nottingham runs no zone, so the national rules are the whole story. What is local is the shape of the fleet and the charging network, which the figures below describe.

Local figures for Nottingham

  • Nottingham charges employers rather than drivers. Its Workplace Parking Levy costs £592 for each liable parking place in the 2026/27 licensing year, payable by employers who provide 11 or more places.
  • The city has no clean air zone, so an older car is not charged to drive in, but a workplace space it parks in may be levied.
  • 38.0% of Nottingham households had no car or van at the 2021 census, against 23.5% across England.
  • About 105,900 licensed cars were recorded in the council area at the end of March 2026, and there were 522 public chargers at 1 April 2026, or 157.7 per 100,000 people.

The numbers behind those lines

Official statistics for Nottinghamshire
MeasureFigure
Vehicle fleetThe city has no clean air zone, so an older car is not charged to drive in, but a workplace space it parks in may be levied.
Public chargingNottingham charges employers rather than drivers. Its Workplace Parking Levy costs £592 for each liable parking place in the 2026/27 licensing year, payable by employers who provide 11 or more places.
Car ownership38.0% of Nottingham households had no car or van at the 2021 census, against 23.5% across England.

Common questions

Is there a clean air zone in Nottingham?
No. Nottingham has no charging or low emission zone, so no daily charge applies to driving there. The nearest zone, if any, is in a different authority area.
What does a car pay to drive in Nottingham?
Nothing. There is no zone charge in Nottingham. The only motoring charges that apply are the national ones: vehicle excise duty, fuel duty and any local parking scheme.
How many public chargers are there in Nottingham?
Nottingham charges employers rather than drivers. Its Workplace Parking Levy costs £592 for each liable parking place in the 2026/27 licensing year, payable by employers who provide 11 or more places.
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.

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