Entries Tagged as ‘Congestion Charge’

October 26, 2008

Sebastian Faulks on battling the new bus routes

When Boris Johnson was elected Mayor, he promised an end to Ken Livingstone’s high-handedness. From now on, said Mr Johnson, there would be consultation and he would listen to what people said. For this new democratic start, he took the chair of Transport for London himself.
It hasn’t happened. In April, some residents of the Ladbroke [...]

July 15, 2008

Inside the Congestion Charge Zone

Modern life is rubbish. It makes no sense and costs a fortune.
It’s sinister too. This picture shows how people are greeted as they arrive at the bottom of Holland Park Avenue. Creepy C-Charge cameras.
The oddities of Ken Livingstone’s and Capita’s Extended London Congestion Zone are many.
Take these beautiful camera poles. The Royal Borough threatened legal [...]