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Ultra-Low Emission Zone

What is the ULEZ?

The Ultra-Low Emission Zone is being put in place across London to combat air pollution with an aim to improve air quality in the city.

The Ultra-Low Emission Zone operates 24 hours a day, every day of the year, covering the same area of central London as the Congestion Zone. Put in place to help improve air quality, heavy-polluting vehicles must pay daily charges when entering the area.

As Renault Z.E. vehicles emit no emissions whilst driving, they are exempt from any charges — including the Congestion Zone charges, once the vehicle is registered with Transport For London.

How much does it cost?

Daily charges apply every day to vehicles that do not meet the ULEZ standards. The Congestion Charge is separate and also applies to non-zero emission capable vehicles.

Daily ULEZ charge - £12.50 for most vehicle types up to and including 3.5 tonnes
Daily heavy vehicle ULEZ charge - £100 for vehicles over 3.5 tonnes
Daily Congestion Charge - £11.50

The scheme operates from midnight to midnight, so driving within the ULEZ across two days will make you liable for paying two charges.

The ULEZ standards are:

Euro 3 for motorcycles, mopeds, motorised tricycles and quadricycles (L category)

Euro 4 (NOx) for petrol cars, vans, minibuses and other specialist vehicles

Euro 6 (NOx and PM) for diesel cars, vans and minibuses and other specialist vehicles

Do I have to pay?

Renault Z.E. vehicles are exempt from both the ULEZ Charge and Congestion Charge as they have zero tailpipe emissions.

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Scrappage schemes

Van driver?

Transport for London scrappage scheme

The Mayor of London’s scrappage scheme supports small businesses, sole traders and charities in operating within the ULEZ, allowing them to apply for funding to scrap up to three vans and charity minibuses that don’t meet the standards, switching to cleaner vehicles.

Frequent Congestion Charging Zone Users

Funding amount: £3,500

The vehicle being scrapped must:

Have been driven within the Congestion Charge zone at least 52 times between 22 August 2018 and 22 February 2019 (six months before the start of the scrappage scheme). This will be checked against existing transactions in your London Road User Charging account;

For journeys made outside of Congestion Charge operational hours, we will consider evidence of travel.

Be a pre-Euro 6 diesel light van (or charity-owned minibus) that does not meet the ULEZ standards.

Purchase/lease of Euro 6 replacement

Funding amount: £3,500

The vehicle being scrapped must be:

A pre-Euro 6 diesel light van (or charity-owned minibus) that does not meet the ULEZ standards;

Replaced by purchase, lease or hire (for at least two years) with a Euro 6 diesel light van or Euro 6 diesel minibus (for charities only);

The micro-business, sole trader or charity must be registered at a Greater London address.

Purchase/lease of an electric vehicle

Funding amount: £6,000

The grant payment is made up of £3,500 for scrapping ULEZ non-compliant vehicles plus a £2,500 contribution towards running costs (including insurance) of a replacement electric vehicle(s).

The vehicle being scrapped must be:

A pre-Euro 6 diesel light van (or charity-owned minibus) that does not meet the ULEZ standards;

Replaced by purchase, lease or hire (for at least two years ) with an electric light van or electric minibus (for charities only).

For a micro-business, sole trader or charity not registered in Greater London the vehicle must also:

Have been driven within the Congestion Charge zone at least 52 times between 22 August 2018 and 22 February 2019 (six months before the start of the Scrappage scheme). This will be checked against existing transactions in your London Road User Charging account. For journeys made outside of Congestion Charge operational hours, we will consider evidence of travel.

Why Choose Renault Z.E.?

Renault Brand

Renault is committed to Electric: we launched our ZOE concept in 2008 and by 2013 we had launched a 100% Electric Renault ZOE for sale in the UK – that’s over 10 years of investment and focus in the future of electric.

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Charging

At home with ZOE

Home charging made easy with your free 7kW BP Chargemaster wallbox^.

At work with Renault Pro+

Government Workplace Charging Scheme: 75% of the cost (up to £500) towards the cost of installing charging infrastructure (per socket, up to 20 sockets) at your workplace or business premises.

On the go with Renault Z.E

Over 9,500 locations for charging on the go.

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Range

ZOE: up to 245 miles (WLTP)
Kangoo Z.E.: Up to 124-mile summer range and 75-mile winter range**
Master Z.E.: Up to 74-mile summer range and 50-mile winter range**

Government Plug-in Grants

Back in 2010, the Government launched the current Plug-in Grants available for certain cars and vans, to help reduce carbon emissions in the UK.

Renault ZOE

The Renault ZOE comes under category 1, which means it qualifies for the highest level of support - £3,500. As a Renault customer you do not need to apply, your dealer will include the value of the grant in the vehicle’s price.

Kangoo Z.E. & Master Z.E.

As a Renault Pro+ customer you do not need to apply, your dealer will include the value of the grant in the vehicle’s price. The grant will pay for 20% of the purchase price for these vehicles, up to a maximum of £8,000.

How can Renault help?

You can call your local Renault dealership to discuss scrapping your car and potentially putting your grant towards a new, ULEZ compliant car or van from our wide selection.

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