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Oxford Ends £5 Congestion Charge, Launches £70 Traffic Filters

By Drooid · Sep 28, 2026, 4:57 PM UTC · How we work

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Oxfordshire County Council ended Oxford’s £5 congestion charge and started a traffic-filter trial with fines up to £70.
The trial fines drivers who pass ANPR-monitored cameras on six city streets without a permit, generating a £7 million surplus.
Police and crime commissioner Matthew Barber called the filters “even worse” than the charge, noting police vehicles lack exemptions.

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Oxfordshire County Council ended Oxford’s £5 congestion charge and started a traffic-filter trial with fines up to £70.
The trial fines drivers who pass ANPR-monitored cameras on six city streets without a permit, generating a £7 million surplus.
Police and crime commissioner Matthew Barber called the filters “even worse” than the charge, noting police vehicles lack exemptions.