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"Good that that this ill-conceived idea will be abandoned" - Caroline Pidgeon AM

November 27, 2008 10:15 AM
Originally published by London Assembly Liberal Democrats

Commenting on the news that the Mayor of London Boris Johnson is to scrap the western extension of the Congestion Charge zone, Liberal Democrat London Assembly Member and Transport spokesperson Caroline Pidgeon said:

"It is good that that this ill-conceived idea will be abandoned. The western extension of the Congestion Charge zone encouraged thousands of residents to drive into central London, putting the original scheme at risk.

"However this now gives the Mayor and Transport for London the freedom, and money, to explore with London's boroughs a more sophisticated system of road pricing, and the Mayor should direct TfL to use the latest technology to target local congestion "hotspots" across greater London because there are many people, in all parts of the capital, who wish to see something done about traffic congestion in their local area."

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