Ultra Low Emissions Zone London - Exemption Info

As the guidance on the TFL website seems to state that ONLY bikes registered on or after 1st July 2007 would be exempt from the Ultra Low Emissions Charge when it comes in in 4 years time, and Edna was registered February 2007, but is of the required Euro 3 standard, I contacted TFL for clarification on this issue, as it would impact how long I was intending to keep Edna, and any significant financial outlay I'd want to make in doing her up, as I commute on her to within the ULEZ zone.

This is the response I received, which states that Euro 3 bikes registered before the cut off date will be exempted, but you will need to register them.

By way of background, the ULEZ standards are based on 'Euro standards' - a range of successive exhaust emission standards for petrol and diesel engines. These standards define the limit for exhaust emissions for new vehicles sold in European Union (EU) member states. Vehicle manufacturers may only sell new vehicles that comply with these standards from a certain date.

Motorcycles will be required to meet the Euro 3 standards to be ridden within the ULEZ from 7 September 2020 without having to pay a daily charge. All Motorcycles manufactured from 1 July 2007, and some manufactured up to a year earlier, will meet the ULEZ standards.

As mentioned above, some manufacturers started selling motorcycles that met the ULEZ standard before they were legally required to do so. As a result, there are a number of motorcycles that were registered before the dates shown on our website that also meet the ULEZ standard. These motorcycles are referred to as 'early adopters'.

The information that you have provided indicates that your motorcycle may be an early adopter. However, a motorcycle's compliance status is based on its emission standard as recorded by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA).

Please be advised that if your motorcycle's emission standard has been recorded as Euro 3 by the DVLA, you do not need to take any further action.

Should this not be the case and believe your motorcycle was manufactured to the required ULEZ standard, I would strongly advise you to contact the manufacturer's Homologation Department to obtain written evidence of this. The letter provided needs to state your vehicle's registration mark and vehicle identification number (VIN). It also needs to be signed by a signatory from the Homologation Department in order for us to accept it as proof of your motorcycle's compliance status.

In order to register an early adopter as complaint when ULEZ is implemented in September 2020, you will need to complete a registration form and supply a copy of your vehicle's V5C along with the above-mentioned letter.

So that covers the 695 and the S2R 800 and a couple of other 2006 onwards models I think?

Am glad they've sorted it out properly now, instead of a silly date cut off. As the charge will apply 24/7 365 days a year, worth registering if your bike will fall into that "grey area" and you're intending to visit central London. A long way off I know, but doesn't time fly!