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the London CCZ is not the first but definitely the most well-known congestion charge area in the world. Established in 2003. includes a significant part of Central London. Over the entrance to her between 7. in the morning and 6. after lunch, the drivers pay 11.5 per pound. Extracted thanks to the cameras which determine the registration of the entering vehicles.
the creation of the zone was aimed at limiting car traffic in Central London and partly to fulfil its role. But for years, London is closed. The report stated that, starting in 2012. the value of spending time Londoners in traffic jams, increased by 30 percent. and is 5.5 billion pounds a year.
According to the Committee, replacing simple payment system based on modern technologies, which uzależni cost, how much, when and where the vehicles go, this is definitely the best way of dealing with traffic jams. In addition, we will sprawiedliwiej, if you a higher cost to charge those who go longer.
the report contains the results of a survey conducted on a group of thousands of respondents. About half of them acknowledged that such an approach would be more effective in the fight against traffic jams. Back was 30%. the respondents.
Changes can hit mostly vehicles used for the carriage of passengers and used in uberopodobnych crossings, which are in London from year to year a lot more. They “blame” for the growing problem of traffic jams in the city.
the second source of traffic is considered to be the couriers that deliver mail during working hours. The authors of the report propose to ban or severely restrict this type of activity at peak times, this encourage to implement this kind of features at night.
– we Need radical change in the issue of traffic jams on the capital’s roads. This is a problem, because of which the city loses money, and the residents lose health, ‘ said Caroline Pidgeon, Advisor to shoulder with the Liberal Democrats, member of the Committee.
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