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Is my father's Citroen Saxo ULEZ compliant?

My father owns a 1996 Citroen Saxo 1.1 which he only drives occasionally. Our problem is that we live in Bexley which is going to be part of the ULEZ at the end of August and we are very confused about the constant revelations and stories in the motoring press in regard to vehicles that are exempt from the ULEZ charge. We have read articles stating that farm vehicles and military vehicles etc are exempt and that we should not regard TFL's website as 'gospel' . One story we read claimed that if your cars emission certificate proves that it meets the requirements you won't need to pay regardless of its age. Is this information correct?

We are aware that our council is taking the mayor to court regarding ULEZ and that people have been taking matters into their own hands but we would like some clarification on this.

Asked on 11 April 2023 by John Doo

Answered by David Ross
We wish the situation could be clearer, but unfortunately some of the communication around ULEZ compliance is far from helpful. We do not have the registration of your father's Citroen, but we checked a similar example on four different websites and two of them said it was compliant while the other two said the opposite.

However, the TFL website says that it is compliant, and if you attempt to pay the charge for a compliant car online it physically blocks out the button for you to do so. We would suggest checking yourself with the correct registration - if you cannot pay the charge then you don't really have any choice, but you may want to contact TFL directly to get this confirmed for peace of mind.
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