Tom Anderson wrote:
On Thu, 5 Oct 2006, Colum Mylod wrote:
On 5 Oct 2006 01:07:55 -0700, wrote:
Colum Mylod wrote:
The extension will include zone 2 so your fears of an extension too
far are well grounded.
Impossible to have an extension too far. IMHO the boundary for the
congestion charge should be the M25, with a minimum charge of £50.
Offer that one up in a democratic system and see how it flies.
I'd vote for it.
Although ideally the zone would stop just beyond my house - otherwise it
makes it more likely that people from outside will drive in!
Any further extensions of the current congestion charging scheme in its
present guise are highly unlikely, as it would be very expensive to
operate as-is on a much larger scale, and there would be a
multiplication of the current issues over access to facilities inside
the zone for those not far outside.
Pan-London congestion charging would probably only be introduced as a
proper distance-based road user charging scheme, most likely using
either microwave "tag-and-beacon" technology, with charges per kilometre
varying by time of day and by road used.
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Dave Arquati
www.alwaystouchout.com - Transport projects in London