Congestion Charge

Structure

- history + origin- congestion charge zone- How does it work?- pay systems- exception + discount- fine

source disclosurehttp://www.visitlondon.com/traveller-information/getting-around-london/

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http://www.visitlondon.com/de/reiseinformationen/anreise-nach-london/fortbewegung

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/congestion-charge

http://ds-lands.com/photo/countries/united-kingdom/08/

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http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Congestion_Charge

history + origin

imported in 17/02/2013- up to year 2005 £5 per day- up to year 2011 £8 per day- now £11.50 (14,59 €) per day

because: - traffic jam- environmentalism- overload of the streets

history + origin

in first week reduce traffic up to 30%

define of: Pentonville Road, City Road, Old Street,

Commercial Street, Mansell Street, Tower Bridge Road, New Kent Road, Elephant and Castle, Vauxhall Bridge Road, Park Lane, Edgware Road, Marylebone Road and the Euston Road

District:Victoria, St. James, Waterloo, Borough, City

of London, Clerkenwell, Finsbery

congestion charge zone

How does it work?

determine the cars with cameras- picture of the car

• license plate compared with database

- when payed → delete- when not → save

How does it work?

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How does it work?

Charge- per day £11.50- without public holiday and 25/12/ to 01/01

- to pay at the same day up to midnight- up to midnight next day → £14- after that → fine

pay systems

normal:- online with your credit card- sms (registration Tfl → Transport for London)

autopay:- registration Tfl (online or telefon)

tfl.gov.uk/cc 0343/2222222

pay systems

autopay → advantage

- no fine- history of payment- five cars can be registered- £10.50 (13,32€)

disadvantage- £10 per car a year (registration fee)

pay systems

generally information:- to save the receipt- no credit cards extracts, bank extracts or telephone extracts are allowed

→ because of the travel date and car license plate

exception + discount

exceptions:- motorcycles, moped, bikes- minicabs- cars of the emergency service- cars of the department of defence- cars of a disabled person- van who has more than 8 seats and who licensed as

a bus- cars with low emissions (euro 5 norm)

exception + discount

discount:- 90% for local residents (registration Tfl)

→ £1.05 (1,33€) per day

or £5.75, five days a week (mo to fr)

or £23, 20 days

or £289.80, 252 days

fine

you don´t pay the charge

- £65 (82,47€) payment the first 14 days- £130 (164,93€) up to 28 days - £195 (247,40€)

→ county court £202 (256,28€)→ court order

fine

court order- no payment for 3 cars

→ unroadworthy or car will towing

cars from europe zone- collection Agency

Questions

What pay systems exist and how do they work?

What does „unroadworthy“ mean?

Who is Ken Livingstone?

The End