Ade V wrote in news:MPG.1990e1503aa60134989df0@slave:

It would seem that Ken has had to pay Crapita £31 mill, because the poor
ickle darlings weren't making as much money as they'd hoped for. Why?
Because (a) the in-zone traffic as fallen by 16%, not the 10-15%
forecast, and (b) less penalty fines are being dished out (whether due
to the fundamental honesty of British drivers, or due to Crapita's
legendary incompetence, is not made clear)

Full story he
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_804435.html



"Steve Norris, the Tory candidate for London Mayor, said: "There was always a
paradox at the heart of the scheme: the more successful it was in deterring
drivers, the less money would be available for public transport."

Doh-oh! Steve, if people are not paying the charge but still coming into
London perhaps they are paying to use public transport. You are either too
stupid to recognise this or are misrepresenting the truth and playing the
public for fools, either way it must surely rule yourself out for Mayor.