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Will my petrol car become non ULEZ compliant in the future?

At present my 2016 petrol Kia Venga is ULEZ friendly, will there come a time when it would become ULEZ unfriendly?

Just checking I was not too sure if when vehicles get to a certain age they fall into the charging zone.

Asked on 13 December 2023 by Lee Arnold

Answered by David Ross
At present the emissions standards required for petrol cars within the ULEZ is Euro 4, which came into effect for most cars in 2006. ULEZ compliance is based on NOx emissions rather than vehicle age, so a vehicle will not become non-compliant because of its age.

However, the Euro 7 emissions standard comes into effect in July 2025, so it is reasonable to expect that at some point in the future the ULEZ standard for both petrol and diesel cars will be raised above the current levels, but it is difficult to anticipate when this might be. As your Kia was built in 2016 it is likely to be Euro 6 compliant, so even if the standards are raised for petrol cars it is unlikely it will be increased to the point where you car is non-compliant in the near future.
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