Tag Archives: Congestion Charge

Will Lib Dem support for Nationwide Road Pricing win votes – or be a crucial clanger for Clegg?

22 April 2010 – 7:12 am

Spotting a significant difference between the key proposals for transport by the three main UK political parties is, as far as I can see, close to a needle in haystack hunt. But there is one difference above all that could be a key factor in ending the ‘I agree with Nick’ craze that kicked off [...]

By Leon Mannings | Posted in About, What’s happening | Also tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Labour, Labour Ken Livingstone, Lib Dem, London, London Mayor, motoring tax, Nick Clegg, Road Pricing, Susan Kramer, UK political parties, Western Extension, Zac Goldsmith | Comments (1)

Road Pricing plan for UK in shreds as 79% reject Manchester TIF scheme and signal need for truly acceptable new solutions

12 December 2008 – 12:31 pm

UK Government backed plans for the biggest Congestion Charging scheme in the world were rejected by the biggest percentage of ‘No’ votes ever registered against a Road Pricing proposal in Britain. Leon Mannings of TC.com suggests though that the results reveal two critical issues that require urgent and sharply focused consideration. The political impact of [...]

By Leon Mannings | Posted in About, What’s happening | Also tagged Leon Mannings, Road Pricing, TIF | Comments (0)

£23m in unpaid C–Charges could fill £15m gap for London rail link – but that still awaits proof that the charge scheme is not a ‘local tax’

20 November 2008 – 7:22 am

£23m is owed in unpaid Congestion Charge fees and fines by foreign diplomats in the capital according Labour members of the London Assembly. But Under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, local taxes do not apply to foreign diplomats, who therefore have ‘diplomatic immunity’ from such charges of fines for non-payment. Go here for latest [...]

By Leon Mannings | Posted in About, What’s happening | Also tagged Boris Johnson, Diplomatic immunity, Geoff Hoon, local tax, rail link, UK Transport Secretary, unpaid congestion charges | Comments (1)

Stop the Charge of the C-Charging brigade in Manchester say a new cross party group – as cost caps change to diffuse opposition

30 October 2008 – 11:36 am

A new ‘Stop the Charge’ battalion of cross-party MPs, Councillors and businesses has joined the escalating fight in Manchester over plans to introduce an 80 sq ml Congestion Charge zone which, if it goes ahead, would be the biggest urban Road Pricing scheme in the world. The new coalition was announced today after last-minute changes [...]

By Leon Mannings | Posted in About, What’s happening | Also tagged Manchester C-Charge, Manchester Toll Tax, Road Pricing, Road Toll | Comments (2)

To charge or not to charge a ‘Congestion’ tax on public roads – that is the big question at the heart of Manchester and London consultations

20 October 2008 – 4:52 am

Residents and businesses in Manchester have been asked whether they want to pay a new ‘Congestion Charge’ tax to drive on the public highways they have already paid for – in exchange for massive government ‘investment’ in public transport development. But that is merely in theory. In practice, as the Manchester Evening News points out [...]

By Leon Mannings | Posted in About, What’s happening | Also tagged charging zone, Manchester C-Charge, Road User Pricing, TIF, Transport Innovation Fund, Western Extension | Comments (2)