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London Congestion charge to expand in February 2007

Source: Transport for London

The Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, today approved plans to extend the central London Congestion Charging zone westward. The Mayor also announced that from September 2006, drivers will be able to pay the Charge the day after entering the zone.
The extended zone will become operational on 19 February 2007.             
Following extensive public consultation, a number of significant changes
have been made to the original proposal, including:

- Extended residents’ discount zone
- Charging hours to end at 1800
- From September 2006, payments will be accepted until midnight on the next charging day after a vehicle has entered the zone

"We are giving drivers an additional day to pay the charge so that anyone who forgets to pay gets a second chance to do so," the mayor said.
The extension will make a profit of £25 million to £40 million a year, Transport for London (TFL) said. This would be spent on "further transport improvements".

The mayor said the new zone would cut congestion in the area by 15 to 20 per cent. "A vehicle making a journey into and back out of the extended zone would typically save five minutes."

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