On Mon, 2 Jul 2007 14:38:35 +0100, Paul Terry
wrote:

In message , David
Cantrell writes

The *really* important question is whether you get let off the
congestion charge when the filth divert you off the free roads.

According to the CC FAQ:

If you are diverted into the charging zone by an official diversion or
by a police officer, you do not have to pay a Congestion Charge.

This diversion exemption is rarely used. When Scrubs Lane was closed
"by an incident" (guns) recently, buses did divert off the Harrow Rd
via Ladbroke Grove and out North Pole Rd. The rest of traffic was left
to its own wits and not diverted into the Ken-zone leading to many bad
jams. Also, the record for the first such diversion from Tower Bridge
was poor: all diverted drivers were automatically ticketed and had to
fight for the supposed diversion exemption. Methinks it all sucks,
there's no official effort by the looks of it to cater for such
situations.

Compare with the system in Oslo.. NOK20 per entry = GBP2 give or take,
and local employment at the toll gates. I think I know which system I
prefer.
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