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  • The Effect of the Congestion Charge on Businesses in Central London

     

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ID number:812053
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Published: 20.04.2004.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
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Despite the size of London, much of the main tourist attraction is focused on a relatively small region on the north bank of the Thames. Within a short distance of each other are: Westminster Abbey, the London Eye, Buckingham Palace, West End, Trafalgar square and Covent Garden. As well as these tourist attractions are the financial and business sectors based in the City. This therefore makes Central London a very congested area and difficult to travel in. It has been estimated that London loses between £2-4 million every week in terms of lost time caused by congestion and because of this something radical needed to be done. To solve the problem of congestion in Central London, the Mayor of London, Ken Livingston introduced a congestion charge pay scheme on February 17th 2003. The total budget to implement the scheme is £200 million and covers 8 square miles3. It works by a network of camera sites, capturing those entering and exiting the Central London zone. There are approximately 500 CCTV-type cameras which are all congestion charge related. The camera reads the number plate of the vehicle and is stored on a computer system and matched against a database of those who have registry to pay. …

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