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23/12/2011 |
Dartford Crossing Toll Increases Proposed. The Government
issued a consultation document in August proposing that charges on the Dartford
Crossing should be increased to £2.50 per car (currently £1.50). The ABD
suggested the consultation was a pretence because the financial analysis
in the consultation document was incomplete and hence false. See
Dartford_Crossing_Consultation for our response. Due to the
number of objections, the Government has now decided to postpone a
decision on this matter and it seems charges are unlikely to increase in
the next year. |
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23/12/2011 |
Westminster Residents and Businesses Oppose Westminster Parking Charges.
There has been a lot of
opposition in Westminster to proposals to impose parking charges in the
evening and at weekends. Westminster already collects more in parking
charges than it does in council taxes. A judicial review has been
invoked which has caused the council to delay implementation. See this
newsletter for more information:
News_29 |
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08/05/2011 |
Permit Parking Charges. London residents are facing sharply
rising charges for permit parking and Barnet residents have launched a
legal action to halt them. See
Press_036 and our recent newsletters for more information. |
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12/01/2011 |
Speed Cameras Do Not Save Lives. The ABD issued this press release
and a detailed analysis rebutting the claims published by the RAC
Foundation:
Press_034 |
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06/12/2010 |
ABD
Launches Campaign Against 20 Mph Average Speed Cameras. This press
release was issued to announce the launch of a campaign against average
speed cameras:
Press_032 . See this dedicated web site
also:
www.no20cameras.org |
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23/11/2010 |
ABD Opposes Lane Rental. The following press release was issued
after Boris Johnson called for introduction of a lane rental scheme to
reduce the impact of road works in London:
Press_033 . |
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21/10/2010 |
Congestion Charge Definitely Scrapped. This press release was issued
covering the announcement by Boris Johnson that the Western Extension of
the Congestion Charge would be terminated on the 24th December 2010:
Press031 . It also contains some
comments on the cuts to TfL's budgets from the Government's spending
review. |
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18/10/2010 |
Profiteering from Parking.
The
ABD London Region has published a report on the oppressive parking
regime in the capital, and how London boroughs profit from it. See
Profiting_from_Parking. A summary of the key points was
issued in this press release:
Press030 |
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07/10/2010 |
Portsmouth 20 Mph Zones
.
An
analysis of the claims by the City of Portsmouth for their wide area 20
Mph zone scheme has been issued. In essence they seem to be "gilding the
lily" at best, and the claims may simply be spurious - see this document
for the full analysis:
Portsmouth_20Mph_Zones |
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15/08/2010 |
Additional
Parking Charges and ORN Charges. The ABD has submitted the following
responses to the consultations on "Additional Parking Charges" in
London, and the charges to apply to the Olympic Route Network (ORN):
Parking_Consultation and
ORN_Penalty_Charge_Response . A press release was also issued on
these subjects - see
Press029 and see this page for more information:
Parking |
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28/06/2010 |
Greenwich
Town Centre Pedestrianisation. See this note for the proposals to
pedestrianise part of Greenwich town centre with extensive changes to
the road layouts:
Greenwich |
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31/05/2010 |
Mayor's
Consultation on Changes to the Congestion Charge Scheme and Western
Extension Removal. The ABD's response to the Mayor's proposed
changes to the Congestion Charge scheme, including an increase in the
charge to £10, implementation of an "Auto Pay" system and removal of the
Western Extension are in this document:
Western_Consultation_2 |
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17/05/2010 |
Mayor's Air
Quality Strategy Response. The ABD's response to the Mayor's Air
Quality Strategy Consultation is in this document:
Air_Quality_Response |
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14/02/2010 |
Westminster
to Charge for Evening Parking. The London Borough of Westminster,
which covers the "West End", is proposing to start charging for on-street
parking in the evening. At present it's free after 6.30 pm - see our
latest newsletter for more details:
Newsletter_017 |
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29/12/2009 |
Mayor's
Transport Strategy. Some analysis of Boris Johnson's recently published
London "Transport Strategy" was issued in our latest Newsletter - see
Newsletter_016 to read it and
details of how to respond to the public consultation. The full ABD
response to the consultation is in this document:
Transport_Strategy_Response and a press release issued on this
subject is at:
Press028 |
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20/09/2009 |
All
Newsletters Now on Web Site. All past ABD London Region newsletters
are now available as Pdf documents from the
Newsletters page of this web site. |
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09/07/2009 |
Mayor's
Transport Strategy Response. Boris Johnson has published a "Mayor's
Transport Strategy - Statement of Intent" and our response is given
here:
MTS_Response |
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27/11/2008 |
Mayor Listens
to London and Scraps Congestion Charge. Boris Johnson is planning to
scrap the Western Extension of the London Congestion Charge by 2010
after formal public consultation. See
Press027 for
more information. |
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01/09/2008 |
Consultation
on Congestion Charge Western Extension Launched. The new public
consultation on the Western Extension of the London Congestion Charge
that was promised by Boris Johnson in his election manifesto was
launched today. The ABD issued this press release:
Press026
and see this web page for more details:
WesternCon |
|
07/08/2008 |
Congestion
Charging Shown to be a Failure. The ABD issued the following press
release following the publication by TfL of the Sixth Annual Monitoring
Report on the London Congestion Charge:
Press025 . The
report basically shows that congestion is back to where it was before
this tax was introduced, and the Western Extension has proved to be
particularly ineffective. |
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08/07/2008 |
ABD Welcomes
Scrapping of £25 Congestion Charge. The Mayor of London, Boris
Johnson, has announced that the ERCC proposals are to be abandoned. See
Press024 for more
information. |
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07/04/2008 |
Mayor
Launches New Consultation on Congestion Charge Western Extension.
Boris Johnson has announced that there will be fresh
consultation on the Western Extension of the London Congestion Charge,
commencing in September. This was a promise in his Mayoral election
manifesto. See his press release at
www.london.gov.uk/view_press_release.jsp?releaseid=17573
for
more information. |
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17/04/2008 |
Mayoral
Candidates Policies. The ABD London Region has issued the following
note about the transport policies of the candidates for London Mayor and
for the Greater London Assembly:
ABD_Newsletter8_Short. Voting takes place on May 1st and do make
sure you vote in what is the most important election for Londoners for
many years. |
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21/02/2008 |
Mayor
Livingstone Again Ignores the Views of the Public. On the 12th
February, Mayor Livingstone announced he was to proceed with the changes
to the London Congestion Charge which include a charge of £25 per day
for more polluting vehicles. The ABD issued the following press release:
ABD_Press022. Soon
after we also issued the following press release about the challenge by
Porsche:
ABD_Press023 |
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05/11/2007 |
ABD Opposes
Decriminalisation of Advanced Stop Line Infringements. See our
response to the consultation on the London Local Authorities and TfL
Bill 2007 to see why we object to this proposal:
ASL_Consultation. An article written
for our newsletter on this subject is present at:
ASL_Article |
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04/11/2007 |
Surveys Show
Overwhelming Opposition to Greenwich Tolls. Surveys released by TfL
show that residents of Greenwich and users of roads in the borough are
opposed to any congestion charge scheme by 77%, with with only 16%
supporting such proposals. They also show a majority opposed to the
central London scheme. See the following press release for more
information:
ABD_Press020 . For information on our campaign in Greenwich against
congestion charging go here:
Greenwich |
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14/10/2007 |
Road Deaths
in London Rise. Fatalities in London rose by 8% in 2006 over the
prior year, and serious injuries similarly rose by 8%. See the following
page for a report on these very disappointing numbers:
Road_Deaths_in_London |
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22/09/2007 |
ABD Holds
Public Meeting on Greenwich Road Tolls. The Association of British
Drivers held a public meeting on a possible congestion charge in
Greenwich on Saturday the 22nd September 2007. Over 50 people attended
and a vote of the meeting showed overwhelming opposition to the idea. A
copy of the presentation given at the meeting is present in:
Greenwich_Road_Tolls2 . For
general information on our campaign in Greenwich against congestion
charging go here: Greenwich |
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20/08/2007 |
TfL
Propose £25 London Congestion Charge for Larger Vehicles.
Transport
for London (TfL) are proposing to increase the London congestion charge
to £25 for most band G vehicles (those that emit more than 225 gm/km of
CO2). See
£25_Congestion_Charge |
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30/07/2007 |
Thames
Gateway Bridge - A Victory for the Luddites?
The inspector recommended
that the proposals for the Thames Gateway Bridge should be rejected after a
two year public inquiry. But the Secretary of State has asked for the
inquiry to be reopened. See
Thames_Gateway_Bridge for the full story. |
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21/07/2007 |
London
Congestion Worsening - It's Official. Transport for
London (TfL) recently published their fifth Annual Monitoring Report on the
London Congestion Charge. And it reveals what most London motorists already
knew – that congestion is almost back to where it was before the Congestion
Charge tax was introduced. The report also shows that there has been no
environmental benefit in terms of measurable reductions in overall air
pollution on the ground. For more details see the following report:
London_Congestion_Report_July2007.
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17/07/2007 |
ABD
Launches Campaign Against Greenwich Road Tolls. The Association of
British Drivers (ABD) has launched a campaign against proposals for
congestion charging or road tolls in Greenwich (and on the Blackwall
Tunnel). See the ABD press release at
ABD_Press_014 for
more information, or the following page:
Greenwich |
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22/04/2007 |
Tidal
Flow in Blackwall Tunnel Ended. The tidal flow system that operates in
the Blackwall Tunnel during morning rush hours has been ended without any
notice and without consultation. Congestion at the north bound entrance is
likely to worsen considerably. See the following article for more
information and how to object:
Tidal_Flow_in_Blackwall_Tunnel_Ended |
