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Taxis and the congestion charge
On Sun, 4 Jul 2010 09:38:24 +0100, "tim...."
wrote: For the CC: No and they are never going to as it is a tax and they are not obliged to pay it. The fact that TfL claim that it isn't a tax doesn't change the fact that it is. It is not a tax; it is a road toll. Do the embassies also not pay to, for instance, cross the Dartford bridge? Neil -- Neil Williams in Milton Keynes, UK To reply put my first name before the at. |
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Taxis and the congestion charge
In message , Neil Williams
writes It is not a tax; it is a road toll. "Toll: A tax or duty paid for the use of a public road ..." (OED) Do the embassies also not pay to, for instance, cross the Dartford bridge? The crossing is free for vehicles exempt from vehicle excise duty, so it is quite possible that diplomats don't have to pay. However, it is a rather different issue - there's no compulsion to use the Dartford crossing, whereas most embassies can't avoid the Congestion Zone in the course of their work, even if they think they can avoid paying for it. -- Paul Terry |
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Taxis and the congestion charge
On 04/07/2010 18:26, Paul Terry wrote:
In message , Neil Williams writes It is not a tax; it is a road toll. "Toll: A tax or duty paid for the use of a public road ..." (OED) Do the embassies also not pay to, for instance, cross the Dartford bridge? The crossing is free for vehicles exempt from vehicle excise duty, so it is quite possible that diplomats don't have to pay. However, it is a rather different issue - there's no compulsion to use the Dartford crossing, whereas most embassies can't avoid the Congestion Zone in the course of their work, even if they think they can avoid paying for it. I'm fairly sure I saw a big red thing in the zone which gave the impression it might allow passengers on board. At least one major embassy is fleeing central London, which will solve the problem for them. -- Arthur Figgis Surrey, UK |
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Taxis and the congestion charge
On 04/07/2010 15:39, Neil Williams wrote:
On Sun, 4 Jul 2010 09:38:24 +0100, "tim...." wrote: For the CC: No and they are never going to as it is a tax and they are not obliged to pay it. The fact that TfL claim that it isn't a tax doesn't change the fact that it is. It is not a tax; it is a road toll. Do the embassies also not pay to, for instance, cross the Dartford bridge? I'm pretty sure it has been established in the past that UK diplomats do pay bridge (etc) tolls abroad. -- Arthur Figgis Surrey, UK |
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