London congestion charge exemption renewal

[doats1]

hi probably a silly question but do you need the V5 scan to prove the vehicle is exempt or does the website look that up?
my vehicle is going to be leased and I won't have the V5

Thanks
Tim

I don’t believe you do now, as long as the car is registered as fuel type ‘electric’ (which it should be).

I’m pretty sure you do. I applied 2 weeks ago and although the car was found in their database, they wanted me to upload the V5 showing it was electric and zero emission.

 

[Sean.]

I’m pretty sure you do. I applied 2 weeks ago and although the car was found in their database, they wanted me to upload the V5 showing it was electric and zero emission.

You’re right! I just checked on my account and got the following...still need to upload an image...bonkers considering it’s all linked back to the DVLA database.

 

[doats1]

You’re right! I just checked on my account and got the following...still need to upload an image...bonkers considering it’s all linked back to the DVLA database.

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The whole process is a bit messy to be honest. You’re charged £10 to prove the car is exempt when they could do that automatically when the car is detected by cameras.