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  • Keep electric cars exempt from Congestion Charge, says Polestar boss

    Transport and infrastructure

    Electric car users should not be forced to pay London’s congestion charge, even at a discount, the boss of Polestar has said. Transport for London (TfL) last week unveiled proposals to hike the Congestion Charge by a fifth last week, the first increase since 2029. The announcement was coupled with news that electric vehicle (EV) [...]

  • Transport for London proposes 20 per cent hike to Congestion Charge

    Transport and infrastructure

    Transport for London (TfL) has proposed a fresh hike to the Congestion Charge from January next year, sparking backlash from small business owners. London’s transport body said it would hike fees from £15 to £18, a 20 per cent increase and the first since 2020, according to an announcement on Tuesday. Drivers will then be [...]

  • Congestion charge: Ocado leads push against ‘money making’ levy

    Retail

    More than 40 UK businesses, including Ocado, the AA, and Openreach, have urged Sadiq Khan to scrap plans to extend the £15 daily congestion charge to electric vans. The businesses argue that this hugely unpopular congestion charge if continued, would severely impact those who have invested in greener fleets. Under Transport for London (TfL)’s current [...]

  • Congestion charge returns to pre-pandemic hours from today

    February 21, 2022

    Starting today, the congestion charge applied to those driving into central London will no longer be active on weekdays from 6pm. The price cap, instead of going back to £11.50, will remain at the current rate of £15. The decision was made by London mayor Sadiq Khan in mid-December to strike a balance between helping [...]

  • TfL to slash congestion charge after 6pm, maintaining £15 cap

    December 16, 2021

    Transport for London (TfL) announced today that from 21 February the congestion charge will be scrapped every day from 6pm, remaining operational on weekends between 12pm and 6pm. The £15 price cap will remain unchanged, the network added. Following a 10-week public consultation involving around 100,000 people, TfL has stated that the changes will prevent [...]

  • Cyclists hit back at accusations of turning London into a congestion nightmare

    December 8, 2021

    Charity Cycling UK has hit back against traffic information supplier Inrix linking the increase in cycling lanes to London becoming the most congested city in the world. “Inrix is focused on the tarmac available for cars, when the question should be how we use and allocate that space better, changing travel behaviours and reducing congestion [...]

  • Plug-in hybrid vehicles no longer exempt from C-Charge discount

    October 26, 2021

    Drivers of plug-in hybrid vehicles are no longer exempt from paying the £15 daily Congestion Charge, reported MSN. From yesterday only 100 per cent net-zero cars qualify fo the discount, while before all hybrid vehicles that emitted no more than 75g/km of CO2 could get the exemption, the news site added. The Congestion Charge was [...]

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