Transport for LondonCongestion Charge overhaul
The account system will make it easier for drivers who opt in to pay the charge and avoid having to pay fines.
These measures sit alongside the proposed removal of the Western Extension of the zone by December 2010, subject to legal processes.
The proposed changes, subject to consultations on the Mayor's Transport Strategy and any subsequent Variation Order, are as follows:
- Removal of the Western Extension of the Congestion Charging zone
- Introduction of an automated payment account system, provisionally entitled 'CC Auto Pay'
- Increase in the daily charge to £9 for CC Auto Pay customers
- Increase in the daily charge to £10 for customers who do not take up CC Auto Pay and continue to pay through existing channels
- Removal of the £1 fleet discount so that fleet operators will pay the same per vehicle as customers using CC Auto Pay
The Mayor said: 'The proposed increase in the charge will ensure that the system remains effective in controlling traffic levels in centralLondon, and the revenue will also help us fund the vital improvements to London's transport network that all Londoners want to see.'
