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	Congestion Charge \| Transport for London (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The monitoring team produce an Annual Report that describes the impacts of the congestion charge in and around central London.
		The congestion charging Division has produced a number of documents since the scheme was first agreed.
		The Mayor of London confirmed the Greater London (Central Zone) Congestion Charging Order 2001 Scheme Order (legal framework of the congestion charge), with modifications, on 26 February 2002.
	www.tfl.gov.uk /tfl/cclondon/cc_intro.shtml (229 words)

	London Congestion Charge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The congestion charge was suspended on 7 July and 8 July 2005, in response to the terrorist attacks on London Transport.
		Also, the decision to introduce the charge at the start of a half-term holiday, when a lot of people are away, was seen by some as an attempt to show instant results, claiming the traffic decrease due to the school holiday to be the work of the congestion charge.
		In October 2005, the Congestion Charge was the centre of a diplomatic incident as representatives of several major embassies, including those of Germany and the United States declared the Congestion Charge a tax and refused to pay it, citing the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/London_Congestion_Charge (3583 words)

	Activists' briefing: Congestion charging in London (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		When congestion charging was introduced in London in February 2003 the chaos and disaster predicted by its opponents did not happen.
		Before the charge was introduced, it was predicted that traffic would fall by 10-15 per cent and congestion by 20-30 per cent.
		And the exemption of motor bikes and scooters from the charge encourages their use and powered two wheelers are disproportionately involved in crashes involving pedestrians and cyclists.
	www.transport2000.org.uk /activistbriefings/CongestionCharging.htm (1036 words)

	CONGESTION CHARGING
		Congestion usually results when a local authority decides to tamper with traffic management and/or road maintenance schemes by introducing lower speed limits, ill-conceived road narrowing and traffic-calming measures.
		"Congestion Charging" is the latest high-tech weapon under development and is the favoured term for plans to impose tolls on roads into cities and towns.
		Congestion charging is not part of Derby City Council's current transport policy.
	home.freeuk.net /derbygripe/congest.htm (721 words)

	Durham congestion charging is signpost to future cities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The scheme is the first congestion charging scheme to ‘go live’ in the UK and precedes the London scheme by at least four months.
		Charging schemes are tipped to cut traffic congestion, improve the street environment for all users and provide extra funding for public transport.
		Steve Hounsham, spokesperson for Transport 2000, said: “Congestion charging offers a brave new beginning for city centres and could be the key to freeing city streets from the stranglehold of traffic.
	transport2000.org.uk /news/maintainNewsArticles.asp?NewsArticleID=71 (295 words)

	Resources - Rhetorical congestion: charging, subsidies and tunnels - 20 May 2003
		I cannot but applaud Ken Willett's advocacy of congestion charging as a means of alleviating the problems of peak hour congestion in Brisbane.
		Congestion charging can't tell a planner what needs to be built, except in the extrapolative sense of building more capacity when congestion emerges, or the charge is forced right up.
		A congestion charge is like the cost of a phone call, it does not equal the price of access to the phone network.
	www.brisinst.org.au /resources/nightingale_john_willettresponse.html (705 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| London \| Congestion charging 'a success'
		The charge has worked in so much as traffic flow is improved, within the area; however congestion remains unchanged as I commute in.
		I think the congestion charge was brought in before appropriate provision had been made on public transport.
		If the congestion charge is going to stay then road tax should be scrapped and there should be a pay-as-you-go system in its place.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/london/3494015.stm (1377 words)

	FTA - Information on Key Issues - Congestion Charging - Survey results: London congestion charging - one year on ...
		FTA maintains that they should be exempt from congestion charging on the basis that deliveries are governed by customer requirements and therefore have to be made, regardless of the charge.
		Before the start of congestion charging we asked freight operators what they expected the impact of charging to be on the number of journeys they made into the centre of the capital (in October 2002).
		Companies were asked the cost of the scheme to their operations, both in terms of the cost of the charge at £5.00 or £5.50 (for some fleets) per day and the cost of administration which is significant for larger fleets.
	www.fta.co.uk /information/keycampaigns/congestion/surveyresults04.htm (1175 words)

	LogicaCMG : Markets : Transport, travel & logistics : What we do : Congestion charging (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Congestion charging (road pricing in urban areas) represents a powerful and innovative instrument to manage this problem.
		By charging for the use of the road depending on the traffic situation, the behaviour of vehicle drivers will be directly influenced.
		Congestion charging is new to the public, and evokes material opposition in political circles and in the society at large.
	www.logicacmg.com /transport/offerings/congestion.asp (456 words)

	Road Traffic Technology - Central London Congestion Charging - United Kingdom
		The central London Congestion Charging scheme is enforced by a network of cameras situated at entry and exit points to the charging zone and at key locations within the zone itself.
		Charging schemes similar to that in London are already in position, or set to be introduced, in several UK cities, most notably Durham, whose £2 charge was introduced on 2 October 2002.
		The congestion charging scheme is enforced by a network of cameras situated at entry and exit points to the zone and at key locations within the zone itself.
	www.roadtraffic-technology.com /projects/congestion (1101 words)

	Attitudes to roads, congestion and congestion charging (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		support for congestion charging in respondents' local areas rises from 33% to 67% on the condition that public transport is improved before the scheme is introduced.
		Looking at Great Britain as a whole, 58% of respondents said they would support congestion charging in their area if the money raised were spent on buses or used to reduce other motoring taxes, with just under 40% opposed in each case.
		Overall, in the regions where the question was asked correctly in March, 31% of respondents supported the basic idea of a congestion charge in their area, and 54% opposed it.
	www.dft.gov.uk /stellent/groups/dft_transstats/documents/page/dft_transstats_029806.hcsp (2616 words)

	News - London Congestion Charging (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Congestion charging aims to encourage people to think again about using their vehicles in central London and to choose other forms of transport if possible.
		Congestion charging is a powerful approach to dealing with congestion as well as providing vital funds for investment into London’s transport systems.
		You can pay the congestion charge for individual days up to 90 days in advance of the day of your journey into the congestion-charging zone, or on the day itself.
	www.lextransfleet.co.uk /article.cfm/id/167.html (1290 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Special reports \| Congestion charge opens to reduced traffic
		Photo: Chris Young, PA Drivers in central London were today assessing the effects of the new congestion charge, as Ken Livingstone said the scheme's introduction was an "historic day" for the capital.
		Mr Pickles said Tories would axe the congestion charge and improve transport in London by looking at the school run, as well as the way traffic lights operate and the way goods are delivered in the capital.
		The central London charge is designed to cut congestion by 10 to 15% and raise £130m each year for public transport.
	www.guardian.co.uk /congestion/story/0,12768,897189,00.html (1010 words)

	SocietyGuardian.co.uk \| Society \| Manchester may face congestion charging
		This is a clear steer for councils to consider congestion charging.
		That would be considerably bigger than the current congestion charge zone in London, although the capital's mayor, Ken Livingstone, is considering extending it to outer boroughs.
		The move in Manchester comes as Edinburgh, where Mr Darling is a local MP, prepares for a referendum to test the mood for congestion charging in the city.
	society.guardian.co.uk /publicfinances/story/0,12671,1399675,00.html (633 words)

	Transport and streets:Congestion charging
		The second anniversary of the Central London Congestion charge in London has been marked by a survey of local businesses and the findings back Westminster City Council's belief that the scheme is bad for business.
		In Westminster we have seen the impact the charging zone has had on business and are very concerned about plans to expand it".
		Westminster City Council opposed the introduction of the Mayor of London's congestion charge scheme in 2003 and this position remains.
	www.westminster.gov.uk /transportandstreets/congestioncharging/index.cfm (406 words)

	ABD - Congestion Charging
		"Congestion Charging" is the latest high-tech weapon under development by the government in its undeclared war on drivers.
		Whilst it may appear to be local authorities who are initiating congestion charging, it is the government who have effectively forced them to do so by threatening to impose financial penalties on those authorities which refuse to implement 'green travel plans' — a euphemism for anti-car plans.
		Investigating congestion charging in preference to workplace parking tax which has been widely condemned by local businesses.
	www.abd.org.uk /congestion_charging.htm (1524 words)

	Congestion charging in London - UK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The London congestion charging scheme began operating on Monday 17 February 2003.
		The congestion charging zone is bounded by the 'Inner Ring Road' linking Euston Road, Pentonville Road, Tower Bridge, Elephant and Castle, Vauxhall Bridge Road, Park Lane and Marylebone Road.
		As soon as the computer identifies that a payment applying to your number plate has been made, or that it is exempted, the details of your car will be wiped from its memory.
	www.rac.co.uk /web/racworld/issues/congestion_charging/london (342 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Special reports \| Special report: congestion charging
		October 1: London's congestion charge zone is to double in size following the decision of the mayor, Ken Livingstone, to extend it westwards into Westminster and parts of Kensington.
		02.04.05: Livingstone to raise congestion charge to £8
		February 27: Capita, the company behind London's congestion charging scheme, is considering plans to franchise out its congestion charging plans and experience to foreign cities after its success in the UK capital over the first 12 months of operation.
	www.guardian.co.uk /congestion/0,12768,868135,00.html (1353 words)

	News - London Congestion Charging Celebrates Successful First Year (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Since the introduction of the program in February 2003, the report indicates that congestion has been significantly reduced, the bus system has improved dramatically, and that journey times for all vehicles are faster and more reliable.
		• When asked if the business supports congestion charging as long as there is continued investment in public transport, around 60% percent of the surveyed businesses agreed; around 20% of businesses disagreed and around 20% with no change or don't know.
		In line with this the number of Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) issued has increased with an average of some 165,000 per month while representations made in response to PCNs have fallen from 64% percent in the early weeks of the scheme to a recent level of about 22%.
	www.itsa.org /ITSNEWS.NSF/4e0650bef6193b3e852562350056a3a7/f5da1c9a3b1de09285256e6f004c723e?OpenDocument (526 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The economic costs of congestion are considerable, and motorists are not covering the external costs of the congestion they cause.
		Although local charging schemes are set to be introduced, local authorities first need to implement a daunting list of requisites.
		Congestion would be cut by 44% and overall traffic levels by 5%.
	www.world-economics-journal.com /PDFViewer.asp?Id=110 (159 words)

	San Francisco Examiner: News
		Modeled on similar "congestion charging" zones in London, cameras would record license plates and tickets would be issued for motorists who failed to purchase a pass.
		Faced with average downtown traffic speeds of 10 mph, London launched its "congestion charging zone" Feb. 17, 2003.
		The baker who faces criminal charges after bird and rodent droppings were found at his plant has cleaned up the mess and has been allowed to continue supplying croissants and bread rolls to The City's hotels and restaurants, health officials said.
	sfexaminer.com /articles/2005/02/15/news/20050215_ne01_toll.txt (1094 words)

	Mayor of London - Congestion Charging
		On 19 February 2007 the Central London Congestion Charge Zone was extended westwards to cover most of the boroughs of Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster.
		Raising the charge built upon the traffic reduction benefits of the scheme.
		The value of the Congestion Charge is eroded over time by inflation and income growth.
	www.london.gov.uk /mayor/congest/index.jsp (809 words)

	FPB warns MPs against UK-wide congestion charging
		But the FPB said introducing congestion charging schemes in towns and cities across Britain would be tantamount to sending a 'wrecking ball' into the small business community.
		The FPB is running a petition against London's congestion charge, which it intends to present to Mayor Ken Livingstone.
		The survey reveals overwhelming hostility to Mayor Ken Livingstone's plans to increase the congestion charge from £5 to £8, with a massive 81.5 per cent opposed to the move, while 85.2 per cent said there are against extending the zone to cover West London.
	www.fpb.co.uk /YUU87Jc.html (715 words)

	Business group blasts 'gung-ho' Darling & Begg over congestion charging
		The FPB says the Transport Secretary and his senior transport adviser are signing the death certificate of countless small firms with their gung-ho approach to congestion charging.
		They must realise in their rather childlike enthusiasm for road user charging that small and medium sized businesses are the backbone of the UK economy.
		Because Islington is seen as a congestion charge gateway people assume we are within the zone and they avoid the area.
	www.fpb.co.uk /YT2XsbNo5lMmUA.html (809 words)

	Congestion Charging : London Congestion Charging - how it works - The AA
		You pay for the charge for the day and can cross into and out of the zone as often as you want within the day.
		Congestion charging penalties are civil matters and are in effect debts.
		The Congestion Charging Zone is clearly shown in colour.
	www.theaa.com /motoring_advice/congestion_charging/index.html (623 words)

	Road & Transport Research: CONGESTION CHARGING: LESSONS FROM THE FIRST 6 MONTHS OF THE LONDON EXPERIENCE AND ITS ...
		It is thus concluded that congestion charging is effective with a 'narrow' objective such as reducing delay for road-based transport.
		The underestimation of revenue from congestion charging is interesting and not necessarily disappointing.
		The impact of any congestion charging scheme is complex and the reduction in traffic volume should be analysed at a deeper level.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3927/is_200403/ai_n9406356 (652 words)

	Congestion charging - UK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Congestion charging and toll roads are fast becoming a familiar part of Britain’s road systems.
		Urban charging schemes are in place in Durham and London, and the M6 Toll road is now operational.
		Whilst many motorists disagree with the principle of road user charging, the practicality means that you may at some point need to pay to use a road or to enter a city centre.
	www.rac.co.uk /racworld/issues/congestion_charging (326 words)

	Transport for London (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Want to know about the Emissions Related Charging proposal?
		There are substantial penalties- if you do not pay the Congestion Charge by midnight the following charging day.
		How to access the A40- and avoid entering the Congestion Charging Zone.
	www.cclondon.com (106 words)

	Economics: Reasons for Congestion charging zone
		After the vehicle registration number is read, it is compared with the database of vehicles which have paid their congestion charge for that day.
		If the number plate is matched, showing that you have paid or do not have to pay the charge (because you are exempt or 100% discounted), then the pictures will normally not be kept for longer than 24 hours.
		Congestion charge 'better than predicted' London saw a reduction in traffic Congestion charging in London has worked "far better" than some people predicted, Transport Secretary Alistair Darling has said.
	www.coursework.info /i/70398.html (345 words)

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