The Congestion Charge was introduced to reduce congestion. To a certain extent it has done so.
The potential future reduction in pollution will come from a number of other initiatives including the Low Emission Zone (all London Boroughs, at the moment aimed at goods vehicles), the introduction of dual fuel buses, the requirement for new taxis to be more efficient, etc.
Also the road fund licence is now horrendous for less efficient vehicles, the Congestion Charge is possibly going to be hiked up for gas guzzlers as well, and the income tax/NIC charge for company cars is very high and is based on the car's exhaust emissions – all things which should (hopefully) help with air quality by making people go for smaller, more efficient cars.
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at 18:18 on May 2nd, 2008
The Congestion Charge was introduced to reduce congestion. To a certain extent it has done so.
The potential future reduction in pollution will come from a number of other initiatives including the Low Emission Zone (all London Boroughs, at the moment aimed at goods vehicles), the introduction of dual fuel buses, the requirement for new taxis to be more efficient, etc.
Also the road fund licence is now horrendous for less efficient vehicles, the Congestion Charge is possibly going to be hiked up for gas guzzlers as well, and the income tax/NIC charge for company cars is very high and is based on the car's exhaust emissions – all things which should (hopefully) help with air quality by making people go for smaller, more efficient cars.