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Hi,

Can someone please tell me how you actually pay for the congestion
charge? I will be visiting London soon and a friend came back from
there and says he got stung with a large fine for not paying the toll
(through his car hire company). He said he never encountered any
toll-booths or e-tag systems. The exchange rate is bad enough without
getting stung with stupid fines. That said, I think it is a great
concept!

Chris

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On 15 Mar 2006 01:32:37 -0800, "funkymonkey"
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Hi,

Can someone please tell me how you actually pay for the congestion
charge?


http://www.cclondon.com/howtopay.shtml

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a friend came back from there and says he got stung with a large
fine for not paying the toll (through his car hire company).


Serves him right for not reading the dozens of warnings (not to mention
ignoring what the car hire company said). Why, as a tourist, did he
even want to drive through central London in the day?

He said he never encountered any toll-booths or e-tag systems.


That's because they are aincent technology that requires unneccersary
manpower. Of course they catch people on false plates, but blocking the
200 entrances to London would be impractical and add to congestion even
more.

He did encounter big warning signs saying "Congestion charge 0700-0630"

The exchange rate is bad enough without getting stung with stupid
fines. That said, I think it is a great concept!


The exchange rate is bad for americans because the dollar is crumbling
faster than a really crumbly cheesecake. No doubt you'll be invading
Iran soon enough as they want to sell oil in euros, resulting in even
more dollar devaluation.

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In message .com, Paul
Weaver writes

The exchange rate is bad for americans because the dollar is crumbling
faster than a really crumbly cheesecake. No doubt you'll be invading
Iran soon enough as they want to sell oil in euros, resulting in even
more dollar devaluation.


Why do you think someone with an Australian email address is American?
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Paul Terry wrote:
Why do you think someone with an Australian email address is American?


'Cause I didn't look at the email address, and when someone neglects to
put their country of origin in, it usually means they are american.



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"Paul Weaver" wrote in message
ups.com...
Paul Terry wrote:
Why do you think someone with an Australian email address is American?


'Cause I didn't look at the email address, and when someone neglects to
put their country of origin in, it usually means they are american.


good point :-P


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Paul Weaver:
He did encounter big warning signs saying "Congestion charge 0700-0630"


I don't think so.
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Mark Brader ) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
saying :

He did encounter big warning signs saying "Congestion charge 0700-0630"


I don't think so.


If he didn't, then he didn't enter the Kengestion zone... Or he had his
eyes closed...
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Paul Weaver:
He did encounter big warning signs saying "Congestion charge 0700-0630"


Mark Brader:
I don't think so.


"Adrian":
If he didn't, then he didn't enter the Kengestion zone... Or he had his
eyes closed...


Well (cough), *somebody* has his eyes closed...
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Mark Brader ) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
saying :

He did encounter big warning signs saying "Congestion charge
0700-0630"


I don't think so.


If he didn't, then he didn't enter the Kengestion zone... Or he had
his eyes closed...


Well (cough), *somebody* has his eyes closed...


looks at times... groan
Oh, OK, so the wording's ever so slightly out... Sue me. You KNOW what was
meant...
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