Drivers in Oxford face a £5 London-style congestion charge after controversial plans were approved.

The university city will soon start charging drivers at six congestion hotspots in a bid to reduce traffic.

Motorists will have to pay a £5 daily congestion charge to access the city centre, which will operate during peak traffic times.

The council aims to have the scheme up and running by November 10. It aims to reduce traffic, making bus journeys faster and more reliable, allowing new bus routes, making cycling and walking safer and reducing air pollution, Oxford County Council said.

The congestion zone will only run temporarily until the council can launch its camera-operated traffic filters in 2026.

The council said traffic levels and congestion ‘in and around Oxford are high.’

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