An InfoHunt about the Congestion charging scheme in central London
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- Find 3 reasons why the Mayor of London decided to introduce congestion
charges.
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- How much is the daily congestion charge?
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- Where and when does the charge scheme operate?
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- Why should drivers pay their congestion charge before 10:00 p.m. ?
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- Name at least 4 ways in which you can pay the congestion charge.
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- When and for what periods of time can you pay?
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- What do computers do at midnight?
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- What will the keeper of a vehicle receive if he forgets to pay?
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- How many tollbooths or barriers have been set up in central London to
collect the new charge?
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- What's ANPR short for and how does it help to enforce the charge?
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- Which registration numbers will the computer 'keep' for more than 24
hours?
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- What does Transport for London do before it asks car-keepers to pay a
fine?
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- What penalty do registered keepers or hirers of a vehicle have to pay?
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- How can they reduce the cost of the penalty?
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- What will increase the penalty to £150?
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- In what circumstances does Transport for London threaten to clamp and /
or remove cars?
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- What extra fees may keepers of clamped and removed cars have to pay?
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- Not all drivers have to pay the central London congestion charge. Give 3
examples of exemptions.
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- On 11 August 2004 the Mayor of London proposed to extend the congestion
charging scheme. What London areas would this extension cover?
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- What is the Mayor of London's motto (not only) with respect to traffic
in London?
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