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As a Spanish resident with a Spanish registered motorhome, am I liable to this LEZ charge when driving within the M25? I only want to drive 2 miles inside the M25 to visit my kids.  My motorhome is 6 months short of the preferred time, having been registered in June 2001 but the weight is 3500kg. 

I have read of a fairly recent court case in which a British motorhome owner was fined in Portugal for towing a trailer containing a Harley Davison bike, because the trailer did not have a different registration.  In Portugal and Spain, if you tow a trailer over a certain weight, it needs to have a separate MOT and a registration number.  Apparently, this guy won his court case, because he was on holiday in Portugal and argued that he was complying with the rules of his country of origin with regard to his trailer and, therefore, was not subject to the rules of the country he was holidaying in.

My question is, because I am compliant with Spanish rules,can I take my motorhome inside the M25?  The campsite I normally use is full of Dutch, Italian, German and Belgian motorhomes.  Will they all be subject to a fine of £200 per day and will the authorities be able to collect these fines from these tourists?  I feel very sorry for motorhome owners within the M25 zone who are currently parking their vans on their drives. They shouldn't have to pay £200 every time they take their vans outside of the M25.