Congestion Charging

Breaking News from Vauxhall, Kennington & the Oval, London website http://www.vauxhallandkennington.org.uk/
Updated 29 September 2003

The Kennington Association is proposing that there should be an extension of the congestion charging zone to come over Chelsea Bridge, South to Clapham Common, then go East through Brixton and via the Walworth Road to the Elephant. They argue that this could reduce traffic volumes and result in a better, quieter quality of life, increase house values, save the present nuisance and costs of taking children to school and visiting the doctor inside the zone, and reduce traffic congestion on roads we use--ie the existing boundary.

Others argue that suppliers, builders etc who mostly come from outside the zone do not like to work/deliver inside the zone. They feel their friends would be less keen to lunch with them if they have to pay a fiver to come here! These residents would rather pay the present £5 occasionally (and probably not as much as twice a month) rather than pay £126 for the annual congestion surcharge in addition to normal parking permits (and apparently once you reside inside the zone you can't pay £5 to go driving daily, you must pay a minimum of a week).

There is to be a public meeting to discuss all this on 14 October - venue not yet known.

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