Oh for sure. It applies to dozens of vehicles at lower price points too though, including hordes of wankpanzers.
Because the motorcycle and classic car folks lobbied to get the exemptions, based on a combination of low mileage, heritage and engineering limits. They struck that deal with the Mayor of London, once with Boris and later with Khan. Others have just copied that apart from those cities, such as Bath, which only apply the rules to commercial vehicles. Of course, if you are minted, you could pour a money into an inefficient Classic and run it as a daily drive, just dunt have an accident, they tend not to fare as well.
Shortly after the estate where I live got swallowed by the ULEZ, a neighbour bought a car that is “classic”, but not quite classic enough to be ULEZ-exempt.
A bit weird huh?
But after seeing him tootling around over the months I’ve developed a theory: he has plotted out a route between us and the nearby tennis courts that isn’t covered by cameras and that’s basically what the car gets used for.
He really is that much of a belligerent cock so it’s entirely plausible.
He also has a car from the 50s that is definitely exempt, and a very nice EV. But he drives the emissions-mobile to the tennis courts.
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A one man neighbourhood watch 
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Fucking laughable that people are moaning about £800 tax on a Ferrari or Porsche. I’m no socialist but if you can afford to buy and run something like that then £800 for the privilege is a drop in the ocean.
Does it sting a bit when the direct debit leaves the account? Yes.
Does the savlon of a spicy v8 or flat 6 roaring away behind you while the seat of your pants is caressed down the road in something that gave 14 year old you a lob on ease that burn, quite a fucking lot?
Hell yes.
I’ll agree that the inconsistency is annoying but it just makes playing the autotrader game a bit more interesting.
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