EU motorist fined almost £11,000 after falling foul of London Ulez rule

Christian Ducarre’s car was also mistakenly classed as a heavy diesel vehicle and penalised under the separate low-emissions zone. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

A motorist was fined nearly £11,000 for driving his French rental car in London’s ultra-low emission zone on a three-day trip to the UK, despite the fact the vehicle met the environmental standards to enter the Ulez for nothing.

Christian Ducarre received four penalty charge notices (PCNs) after falling foul of a little-known requirement under which foreign vehicles must be registered with Transport for London (TfL) or else be deemed non-compliant by default.