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Old October 18th 03, 08:59 PM posted to uk.transport.london
Martin Underwood Martin Underwood is offline
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Default Congestion charge cheat

"I@n" -uk wrote in message
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Robin May wrote:
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Robin May writes:
http://www.chargenomore.com/index.shtml

Should this be reported to someone?


Not sure it's worth it ... there can only be a couple more years of
numberplate recognition left before all these schemes switch to
transponder-based vehicle recognition systems, which will be much harder

to
fake. Way too many people sticking false or foreign number plates on their
cars, or otherwise obscuring them. The government won't let this continue
for long ...


How will a transponder-based system work for a one-off visitor to London?
Will he need to plan his visit in advance and obtain a transponder before
the day of his visit? Or will there be a no-penalty system (ie congestion
charge but no more than that) for people who do not have a transponder?

Anything which requires a permit to enter to be bought in advance will be a
real pain - like having to buy train tickets in advance to get discounted
rates. What is needed is a system which bills people after the event, not
one that requires them to buy a permit in advance.