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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Miles Brignall

TfL’s Ulez auto pay has turned out to be an auto fine

Caught on camera: but the focus may be on the wrong car.
Caught on camera: but the focus may be on the wrong car. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

In January, you recommended to a reader who had been chased for nonpayment of the London ultra-low emissions zone (Ulez) charge that they sign up for autopay – the system which automatically debits the charge from the user’s bank account.

In September 2023, I received a fixed penalty charge as a result of driving in the, then unknown to me, Ulez area. At the time I was advised by Transport for London (TfL) to set up autopay to prevent it happening again, which I did.

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