Recent Posts Tagged With 'congestion'

• Boris Johnson gives free pass to foreign embassies on "Congestion Tax"

  Posted on Thursday December 10th, 2009 at 07:53 in value, congestion, boris johnson, andrew boff

  Boris Johnson gave up any pretense that he will reclaim unpaid congestion charges from foreign embassies yesterday, as he openly referred to the charge as a tax.Earlier this year, the new US Ambassador refused to pay up millions owed in unpaid conges...

• Boris will introduce road tolls as a "last resort"

  Posted on Monday October 12th, 2009 at 04:33 in transport, congestion, boris johnson, city hall, kulveer ranger

  Another day, another unwelcome headline for the Mayor in the Evening Standard:"Motorists face being charged to drive on London's busiest roads under radical new plans by Boris Johnson.Drivers could be forced to pay for every mile they drive — on to...

• Boris Johnson denies he will delay C-Charge axe

  Posted on Wednesday September 23rd, 2009 at 04:54 in transport, congestion, boris johnson, city hall, evening standard, kulveer ranger

  Boris Johnson has denied claims made by his own Transport advisor that he will shelve plans to scrap the Western Congestion Charge.Yesterday Dave Hill claimed that City Hall was considering delaying the axe, and this morning the Evening Standard repo...

• Boris Johnson to allow in an extra 30,000 vehicles

  Posted on Monday March 2nd, 2009 at 18:01 in transport, congestion, boris johnson, city hall

  Boris Johnson expects an extra 30,000 vehicles to enter the Western Extension Zone once he scraps the charge there next year.The figures released in response to a question from Murad Qureshi anticipate as many as 33,150 extra vehicles entering the...

• Boris encourages more non-essential travel

  Posted on Monday February 2nd, 2009 at 08:15 in transport, congestion, boris johnson

  The Highways Agency on today's extreme and dangerous weather conditions:Okay, so we get it. If you're thinking about driving anywhere, please don't. And if you know of anyone else who is, then please just tell them not to bother.So what's this all a...

• West London top of the table in congestion league

  Posted on Tuesday December 23rd, 2008 at 05:19 in transport, congestion, boris johnson, h+f

  Congestion in London is at its highest in the area soon to be stripped of it's congestion charge, a new map shows.The image, released in response to Assembly member questions, shows that while congestion in the centre of London is low, it remains hig...