Congestion Charging and Road Pricing

The following articles have been published on Congestion Charging (particularly the London Congestion Charge or "Tax") and on road usage charging by ABD members:

This following articles were written in 2006 on the effect of the scheme on air pollution: Congestion Charge Tax and Congestion Charge and Air Pollution

This article was written in 2006 on why business people should oppose congestion and road usage charging: Why Business Must Oppose Congestion Charging

The following article was written in 2007 after a TV debate on the Road Pricing and associated ssues: Road_Pricing_TV_Debate

This article was written on the London Congestion Charge after publication of the 5th Annual Monitoring Report: Congestion_Charge_Report_2007

The following article is a report on a debate on road pricing held in Cambridge in May 2008: Debate_on_Road_Pricing

Scares about "gridlock" due to rising vehicle numbers are commonplace. See this article for a rebuttal: Traffic_Counts_Not_Rising

This press release was issued following the publication of the Sixth Annual Monitoring Report on the London Congestion Charge by TfL in August 2008: Press025, and it is clear that congestion is back to where it was before the charge was introduced, with the Western Extension also providing no benefits at all since it was introduced a year ago.. For a more detailed analysis, read this note: Congestion_Charge_Report_2008

Note that our campaign against a proposed Congestion Charge in the Greenwich (which took place mainly in 2007) is covered on this web page: Greenwich

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