Ken Livingstone is secretly planning much wider use of congestion charging across London if he is reelected as mayor on May 1, The Times has learnt. read more...
Many toll roads and bridges exist in Great Britain such as the Severn crossing, Dartford Crossing and Forth Road Bridge. Previously toll roads run by turnpike trusts had been common from the late 1600s to 1800s. General road tolls have also been advocated read more...
The London congestion charge is a fee for some motorists entering the Central London area. As of 2006 it is the largest city to have adopted a congestion charge model read more...
The congestion charge has been heavily criticised by some opponents. They argue that the public transport network has insufficient spare capacity to cater for travellers deterred from using their cars in the area by the charge. read more...
Closed-circuit cameras and vans police the zone, capturing live video. Vans can be identified by a sticker on the back door.
The congestion charge came into force on 17 February 2003.Capita are responsible for processing payments and fines and has signed read more...
The first congestion charge in the UK was a much smaller £2 million scheme which has been running in Durham since 2002, however the London scheme was the first large-scale implementation. Following implementation the Institute for Public Policy Research, read more...
Before the charge's introduction, there were fears of a very chaotic few days as the charge bedded down. Indeed Ken Livingstone, Mayor of London and key proponent of the charge, himself predicted a "difficult few days" and a "bloody day". In fact, the fir read more...
Until 18 February 2007 the congestion charge applied to drivers within the London Inner Ring Road. The original boundary of the zone is sometimes referred to as the London Inner Ring Road.
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