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Old June 21st 11, 02:25 PM posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.london
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Default Anger at Oyster cards 'rip-off' as millions hit for not 'touching out'

On Jun 21, 4:12*pm, "Michael R N Dolbear" wrote:

A reasoned argument that the congestion charge isn't a tax would be
interesting (Embassies don't have to pay taxes).


The one being used, which is debatable, is that it is a road toll,
which is a fee for using a road or roads, and not a tax.

Neil
 
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