On Fri, 2 Jan 2004 18:14:39 +0000 (UTC), Gordon Joly wrote:

If the zone becomes the area inside the North and South Circular
roads, then I (for one) will be inside. Will I be eligible to pay 10%
of the charge to drive inside the new zone? I am outside the current
zone and pay the full charge, to drive to say Oxford Sreet.

So there will be less of disincentive for me to use my car. Is that
the intention?

From http://www.london.gov.uk

Statement from the Mayor
2-1-2004 002


The Mayor said:

"These stories are totally untrue. I have no proposal to extend the
congestion charge to the whole of London, nor to the suburbs, nor to town
centres like Bromley or Kingston, nor to main roads into or within London.
I have never even discussed such proposals which are in any case
technically impossible. My only proposal is a western extension of the
existing central London zone to cover most of the boroughs of Westminster
and Kensington and Chelsea. This would include a 90 per cent discount for
residents and could not be introduced before 2006. Any wider policy of road
pricing is an issue for national government probably requiring a general
election manifesto commitment and certainly requiring new legislation"

Those loons from the standard have been trying to rubbish the CC since it
began, with very little luck.

Steve