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Congestion Charges up by 15%

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Published 2nd June 2014 |

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Just had an email through advising me that the London Congestion charge is going up to £11.50 from £10 on 16/6 - thats an increase of 15%!!!!!

The email goes on to explain that the increase is inline with inflation and "other transport costs" ...

"The charge increase will help to maintain the relative effectiveness of the scheme, and is in line with inflation, other transport costs and public transport fares which have increased over time. We reinvest all our income to run and improve your services. "

I believe currently inflation is around 1.7-1.8% - is it me or do those figures just not add up?

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2nd June 2014 3:47 PM

I pay it monthlY by direct debit so it only costs £9 a day and £10 a year to register. I can honestly say it is the one thing you actually do get for your money... Congestion, it has done nothing for motorists

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2nd June 2014 3:55 PM

I was down in central London a few times for work last year, i did drive. Didn't actually realise how small an area the congestion charge actually covered, but as i went to just outside Westminster i did have to pay the charge.

According to my email Barney, it looks like yours could be going up - full email below -

I am writing to let you know that from Monday 16 June, the Congestion Charge will increase to £11.50 per day.

The charge increase will help to maintain the relative effectiveness of the scheme, and is in line with inflation, other transport costs and public transport fares which have increased over time. We reinvest all our income to run and improve your services.

You may wish to consider registering a credit or debit card to use CC Auto Pay, which automatically bills you each time you drive within the zone during charging hours, at a reduced daily charge of £10.50. Registration is £10 per vehicle per year and you can register up to five vehicles on one account.

For more information please visit tfl.gov.uk/cc

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2nd June 2014 10:56 PM

The only thing that causes congestion in Central London, is empty buses or with just half a dozen people onboard (by the way I hate this version of spell checker!!!) And their still advertising for bus drivers......

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3rd June 2014 9:46 AM

I was in London last weekend. It wasn't as busy as i thought it may have been.

Parked on the outskirts and walked in to do the touristy bit with my son, my uncle & aunt came along too. Prices for everything were ridiculous which i guess you'd expect but why do we tolerate it?

To cap it off, as my aunt & uncle were tired we decided to get a taxi back to the car, 4.3 miles (according to my phone) from Westminster - £15.20 later we arrived - ouch ! Tube would have been more.

In hindsight we should have driven all the way in, no Congestion charge on weekends