Are you congested?

Former_MSE_Andrea · 1 December 2004 at 11:17AM

Are you congested? Ken Livingstone has asked for London's Congestion charge to be increased from £5 to £8. The charge which is paid by those driving into central London during working hours mid-week, aims to decrease the amount of traffic. What's you're view of it?

a. I'm a Londoner: Leave it at £5

b. I'm a Londoner: Increase it to £8

c. I'm a Londoner: Scrap it all together

d. I'm not a Londoner: The idea should be spread to other Cities.

e. I'm not a Londoner: Definitely don't want it anywhere else.

dbar · 2 December 2004 at 11:36AM

I'm a londoner and want it raised to £8 for anyone travelling in a car on their own. If people want to commute on their own then they should use appropriate transport methods such as bicycles, scooters or motorbikes.
I would also like to see large 4x4's banned from London - go for it Ken!!

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charlfer · 2 December 2004 at 3:26PM

Raise it to £8. Heck, raise it to £50, I don't care. I don't have a car and don't own a business within the zone. As far as I'm concerned, the fewer cars the better.

chris.west · 2 December 2004 at 3:36PM

I'm based in Kingston but my company carries out work in London (installing windows), so we have to go into London to survey and install. Average cost of a job is therefore about £20 in congestion charges, at the moment...

Why, if Ken says the scheme is working and has reduced congestion, does it need to be increased? Surely the only reason can be to make more money out of it. The scheme works too well and they aren't making enough bucks so they are upping the cost - that is not what the congestion charge is for and it's not fair.

Londoners end up paying twice for everything, as this cost is invariably and unavoidably passed on to them!

Great scheme - dubious motives

Chris

mikeorange7 · 7 December 2004 at 2:24AM

I think traffic congestion is but a temporary problem of perhaps 1 or 2 generations.

The fact that we (the world) are at Peak Oil production means that the price of crude Oil will inevitably increase and prohibit mass middle income consumption of fuel for the luxury of private transport.

It's all doom and gloom form now on. Look on the bright side, with most of us soon to be reliant on shankseys pony for transport the obesity levels will drop like a stone (or 3 ro 4 or 5!).

My advice for what it's worth is to start growing your own veg, learn to ride a horse, stock pile, dig in and wait intil the replublic is regained by the masses. Heaven help us.

My answer to your poll is don't bother with congestion charges at all as they are just not fair.

Former_MSE_Andrea · 8 December 2004 at 6:54PM

Poll – Are you congested? Ken Livingstone has asked for London's Congestion charge to be increased from £5 to £8. The charge which is paid by those driving into central London during working hours mid-week, aims to decrease the amount of traffic. What's you're view of it?

e. I'm not a Londoner: Definitely don't want it anywhere else 53.3% - (698 Votes)
d. I'm not a Londoner: The idea should be spread to other Cities 17.9% - (235 Votes)
c. I'm a Londoner: Scrap it altogether 10.4% - (137 Votes)
b. I'm a Londoner: Increase it to £8 9.9% - (130 Votes)
a. I'm a Londoner: Leave it at £5 7.9% - (104 Votes)

Total Votes: 1309

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