Not to Do in MCR

Travelling To London - Don’t get a Surprise, a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) for 130.

Manchester visitors and for the matter of fact locals as well, driving to London to visit should know about the congestion charges applied to some areas in London.

London has also emission charges.

The Congestion Charge is a £11.50 daily charge for driving a vehicle within the charging zone between 07:00 and 18:00, Monday to Friday. That is if you pay the charge the same day, By midnight the charge is £14 to be paid the following day, otherwise, you have to pay a Penalty Charge Notice for £130 that you receive by post.

Also, You can pay the charges up to 90 days in advance of your journey and the charge is £11.50 per day of your visit to London.There is no charge on weekends, public holidays, between Christmas Day and New Year's Day inclusive, or between 18:00 and 07:00 on weekdays. You'll also need to check if your vehicle is subject to the new Emissions Surcharge (also known as the 'T-Charge').

Before you start your journey to London you need to know if you have to pay for the emission charge

Use the T-Charge Compliance Checker ( https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/emissions-surcharge/compliance-checker ) and your car registration number.

The T-Charge Compliance Checker will give you this message if you have to pay for the charge :

Thank you for using the T-Charge checker. Your vehicle is subject to the T-Charge if you travel in the central London Congestion Charge zone Monday to Friday between 7 am to 6 pm, you will be charged £10 a day. This will be in addition to the Congestion Charge.

The T-Charge Compliance Checker will give you this message if you don’t have to pay for the charge :

Thank you for using the T-Charge checker. Your vehicle is not subject to the T-Charge.

If you do not know London and entered the charging zone without knowing or missed the road signs for the zone you may get the surprise, penalty notice to be paid !!!!

Here is the Map for the charging zone from Transport for London site.

 Also, You have to Avoid Unofficial selling websites

Unofficial websites selling the Congestion Charge often charge a premium on top of what you would pay through the official online payment process. They also frequently make misleading claims. Make sure you only use the official Transport for London (TfL) service when paying the Congestion Charge.

What if a visitor left to go home, he/she had hired a car and drove into the charging zone without knowing, will they be traced?

what if someone prepaid the charge and never used it at all or for fewer days than the chared days, will they be refunded?