Good News. ERP to be scrapped!

[Sleepyman]

For London

 

Mon, Dec 01, 2008

Reuters

 

London's 'ERP' extension to go

 

LONDON: The western extension to London's congestion charge zone, similar to Singapore's ERP, is to be scrapped after two-thirds of Londoners and businesses said they wanted it removed, Mayor Boris Johnson has said.

 

A consultation on the future of the extension, brought in by former mayor Ken Livingstone in February last year, found that 67 per cent of individuals and 86 per cent of businesses favoured scrapping the scheme.

 

With a few exceptions, such as taxi drivers and motorcyclists, all motorists have to pay a weekday charge of

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