Drivers will pay to enter London
By: Drivers.com staff
Date: 2002-02-26
London, England's Mayor Ken Livingstone has confirmed that drivers are to be charged £5 (US$7) per day to drive into central London on weekdays. Starting in February, 2003, the controversial congestion pricing scheme is designed to ease the serious traffic problems facing the city, and will raise up to £150 million a year for public transit and other transportation needs. According to the story on Ananova, motorists will be charged if they want to enter a central zone between 7am to 6.30pm on Monday to Friday. Approximately 230 cameras will be installed to take pictures of licence plates to check whether the daily fee has been paid.
- Drivers.com's section on Traffic Congestion
- Report by London's Mayor to the London Assembly
- The ultimate jam session - article on Drivers.com
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