Did the Pope have to pay the London Congestion Charge? | The Daily ...

It’s the question that’s kept Boris Johnson awake at nights – where does the Popemobile fit in terms of the £8 charge? The Mayor of London has put down his reasoning about the visit of the Pope to the UK and London, and the issue that has caused him problems more than any other. Is the Popemobile liable for the congestion charge? Why should the people of London begrudge the Holy Father £8? To which the others will say, why should the Holy Father begrudge the people of London £8? They’ve got a bob or two in the Vatican. Being Boris, the argument spins off in a million directions, [suite...]

Date: 2010-09-20 12:45:00

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KenBuster: Auto Congestion Charge payment nonsense | Crave | CNET UK

Meet the KenBuster -- a wireless payment system that automatically pays the congestion charge whenever you enter London's CC zone in your car. Take that, Ken! Hang on a minute. How exactly is this thing 'busting' London's controversial mayor Ken Livingstone by automatically lining his pockets? We hope nobody invents a 'CraveBuster' that automatically gives us £8 every time someone strayed on to our site. That would really show us. The idea is good in principle, but where it falls down is the price. You pay a ridiculous £199 for infinite usage, or a £49.99 one-off charge then £8 per [suite...]

Date: 2007-11-21 10:58:02

TfL admits problems with fleet congestion charge payment system ...

After a spate of overcharging and wrongly issued fines since IBM took over the system in November, TfL has finally recognised the problem, but insists it has now been fixed. Transport for London (TfL) has admitted it is aware of “some problems” with the payment system used by fleets to pay London's congestion charge. The IBM-managed system enables fleets, vehicle rental suppliers and other companies whose vehicles regularly enter the congestion zone to receive a £1 discount on the normal £8 congestion charge if they register their vehicles online. The system is then supposed to [suite...]

Date: 2010-06-15 13:51:51

Change to London Congestion Charge

A new method of payment, Congestion Charging Auto Pay. will also be introduced. This detects how many days per month a registered vehicle has driven in the Congestion Charge Zone, and then automatically deducts a monthly payment from a specified bank account. As is the case under the current scheme, registered residents that live within the Charging zone will continue to receive a 90% discount. There will be no charge at all between December 25th and January 3rd inclusively. To respond to on-going technological developments, the new scheme will be monitored and the GVD discount criteria [suite...]

Date: 2010-10-21 15:32:31

Lunch links: Tours and taxes - Greater Greater Washington

Pay freeze for thee, but not for me: The Prince George's County Council voted down a bill to freeze its own pay at $96417. Council positions are part-time and the freeze would have lasted two years. (Post) .... Congestion charges, a London- like charge to enter the Randstad, toll only levied during rush hour and this insane thing. What happens is that when Labour is in the government they make plans, that are never executed when the next government without Labour gets in [suite...]

Date: 2010-10-22 16:24:00

Depression On Marketing | Social Marketing Tips

London congestion charge payments Severn Bridge crossings DOWN 3.1%. DOWN 9.8%. HOUSING BUBBLE. UK house prices between 1975 and 2006. The Economist magazine, writing at the same time, went further, saying “the worldwide rise in house ... Great sportsmanship pays off. Make yourself available. Dare to be different. CONCLUSION: Thus the depression calls for marketing managers to use strategies to stimulate consumer demand. Such strategies often require a redefinition of the [suite...]

Date: 2010-10-24 03:13:21

Nottinghamshire Number Plate Thefts on the Rise | National Numbers ...

“In the London area, people steal them to get away without paying the congestion charge,” officer Vaughn-Newton concluded. To get a great number plate that you can be proud of, just call the experts at National Numbers on 01642 363738. [suite...]

Date: 2010-10-23 15:31:50

BBC - Mind The Gap: Are the fare increases a nail in the ...

Late yesterday the Freight Transport Association also waded in with accusations of "underhand" tactics from Transport for London (TfL) who it accuses of burying bad news over the expected congestion charge rise. TfL deny it and maintain its strategy was to give as much information as possible on the rises and provide a fuller picture of how the cuts would affect Londoners. It does concede omitting exact details over the rises on Travelcards - "an oversight" - and they published the full list of new fares here yesterday morning (AFTER the fares announcement). Incidentally, that is six more [suite...]

Date: 2010-10-22 11:14:14

London Congestion Charge Payment Tips

There are several ways by which you can pay the London Congestion Charge and avoid being fined. Recently it was found that surprisingly one in ten commuters do not actually get round to paying the Congestion Charge payment in time and end up paying a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN). A massive £91 million pound a year in fines! So this advice that if followed would save them forking out between £60 and £150 each time in unnecessary fines. Tip No.1 – Register beforehand This saves time, reduces stress, is more secure and less likely to go wrong through entering wrong details. If you are likely [suite...]

Date: 2010-08-23 20:05:19

Toyota iQ exempt from congestion charge

The Toyota iQ city car will be exempt from the central London congestion charge from the 4th January 2011 The Toyota iQ city car will be exempt from the central London congestion charge from the 4th January 2011. The Toyota iQ was awarded Green Car of the year 2010, running costs are so low the manual Toyota iQ is in the free road tax band, and economy is excellent with the 1.0 engine returning an impressive 65mpg. The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has announced that a new Greener Vehicle Discount will be created as part of the revised scheme, providing a 100 per cent discount to cars that [suite...]

Date: 2010-10-23 17:13:13

London Congestion Charges Don't Work | The Truth About Cars

London's controversial congestion charge suffered a setback last week, when Transport For London (TFL) admitted that the charges to enter central London have not improved traffic. Although TFL claimed that the £8 daily charge had produced a thirty percent improvement in congestion after its introduction in 2003, gains have been rolled back to the point where improvements have been reversed. The Automobile Association explains the conundrum to Courier Exchange, saying "The trouble is, by closing off side streets and short cuts and re-phasing traffic lights for pedestrians – all for laudable [suite...]

Date: 2008-04-22 15:56:27

2011 Toyota iQ Cheaper in London - autoevolution

Coachbuilding - A Long Lost Art As many of you know, in the first half of the twentieth century, car manufacturing used to be a little bit different than it is today. Apart from car makers who were already perfecting series car production, like Ford or Fiat, most of the big dogs in the luxury car ... Continue reading > With the launch of their entire 2014 model line-up at the Paris Auto Show, what do you think the future has in store for Lotus? Colin Chapman is rolling in his grave - their 'add lightness' legacy just went down the drain. Finally, Lotus cars will compete with the big dogs [suite...]

Date: 2010-10-22 09:05:47

NI Finance Minister: “they are probably delaying or seeking to ...

Dr Clarke might wish to consider that voter apathy is most likely to caused by a sense of powerlessness over the decisions made by politicians once elected. That would certainly include a feeling of helplessness as welfare and social services suffer and jobs are lost as a direct result of our elected representatives meekly surrendering to this butchery in order to cushion the City friends of the present Westminster government from the consequences of their financial nefariousness.If anything is likely to shake that apathy it would be a strong, well-led resistance to these cuts and in that [suite...]

Date: 2010-10-23 12:49:52

Londoners, Toyota iQ Will Be Exempt From Congestion Charge ...

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Date: 2010-10-21 21:52:33

Conspiracy theory - Spread your wings and fly away

So I plan a route in the hope that I can park just outside the congestion charge area and get a bus in. Sounds good in theory until you discover, after a consultation with a friend who does London all the time, there are double yellow lines everywhere and meters! AAAAAGGGGHHHHHHHH! I've decided there is a conspiracy out to get [suite...]

Date: 2010-10-23 12:52:12

Under 100g/km to be London Congestion Tax Exempt | Motoring News ...

Following the Mayor of London's recent announcement that all Euro 5 compliant cars emitting 100g/km CO2 or less will be able to enter the Congestion Charging zone free of charge from 4th January 2011; Citroën is pleased to offer three [suite...]

Date: 2010-10-22 07:00:00

New Greener Vehicle Discount for central London | Car Net News

After January 4, you will no longer be forced to pay the Congestion Charge in London if your automobile emits CO2 of 100g/km or less.  At present, only hybrid cars or alternative fuel vehicles are qualified for the discount, which saves a driver £8 that they would ordinarily have to turn over to Transport for London.  New rules recently announced that TfL will remove its Alternative Fuel Discount and replace it by the Greener Vehicle Discount. So, if you car meets Euro 5 air quality standards and the new CO2 standards, you will no longer be obliged to pay the £8 per day Congestion fee, [suite...]

Date: 2010-10-23 05:41:14

Opposition grows to shrinking London's congestion charge zone ...

Friends of the Earth has joined other activist groups in condemning the planned scrapping of the western extension of London’s congestion charging zone. Consultation on the proposal ends today. The extension, known as the WEZ, was introduced in 2007 by former mayor Ken Livingstone, four years after the original zone. The resulting drop in traffic levels cut carbon dioxide and air pollutant emissions, and raised public transport use. But controversy has raged, as the extension covers far more homes than the original zone in central London (ENDS Report, June 2010). Residents must pay to drive [suite...]

Date: 2010-08-02 13:46:12

Autoesque: Congestion Charge change

The levy reduces to £9 per day if the vehicle has been registered under the new Congestion Charging Auto Pay scheme. As well as the slightly reduced cost, the other benefit is that drivers no longer need to worry about forgetting to pay, as the number of charging days a vehicle travels within the Congestion Charge area is totted up and the total amount owed is then taken automatically from a debit or credit card each month. Drivers can pre-register with Auto Pay from 22nd November 2010, but the slight drawback is that there’s an annual registration fee of £10 - and that’s per vehicle, [suite...]

Date: 2010-10-23 18:38:00

UK: London Mayor Backtracks on Congestion Tax | The Truth About Cars

London, England Mayor Boris Johnson is retreating from his campaign pledge to end the city’s “punishment of motorists.” Johnson’s predecessor, Ken Livingstone, lost his re-election in large measure because Johnson pledged to scale back the £8 (US $13) fee imposed on motorists entering the downtown area. Johnson announced Friday that he will boost the tax to £10 (US $16.40) to shore up Transport for London’s mass transit budget. “The proposed increase in the charge will ensure that the system remains effective in controlling traffic levels in central London, and the revenue [suite...]

Date: 2009-10-20 07:00:00

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