T-Charge

noun

A surcharge from 2017 to 2019 on top of the normal congestion charge for motor vehicles in London, England, and applicable only to older vehicles that generate more pollution.

Meanings

nounT-Charge (plural T-Charges)

plural T-Charges

  1. UKA surcharge from 2017 to 2019 on top of the normal congestion charge for motor vehicles in London, England, and applicable only to older vehicles that generate more pollution.

    Like the current ULEZ emissions standards, the T-Charge targeted car, van, lorry, coach and bus drivers in vehicles deemed to produce higher levels of exhaust emissions, but the standards were much less stringent, meaning that fewer drivers had to pay.

    2019 November 7, “What is the London T-Charge?”, in Buy a Car, archived from the original on 13 Oct 2020
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    The world's toughest emission standard, the £10 Toxicity Charge (T-Charge) to help tackle London's lethal air pollution and get older more polluting cars off the roads has today (Monday 23rd October 2017) been introduced by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.

    2017 October 23, “GLA - Mayor’s new £10 ‘T-Charge’ starts today”, in Transport for London

Origin

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APA

T-Charge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/T-Charge

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Chicago

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