When does the London Congestion Charge scheme start?
The start date for the scheme was 17th February 2003 and it was extended westwards as of 19 February 2007. A large scale pdf version (file size 4MB) can be viewed or downloaded via this link.* How much is the Charge? The Mayor and Transport for London originally set the charge at £5. It has recently been increased to £8 or £10 if you pay by midnight the following charging day. Consultations have recently been announced on increasing the charge for the most polluting vehicles to £25.00 as of 2009. Under the same plans the lowest polluting vehicles would become exempt from the charge. What area is covered by the scheme? The congestion charge zone will be contained by the ‘Inner Ring Road’ which links Euston Road, Pentonville Road, Tower Bridge, Elephant & Castle, Vauxhall Bridge Road, Park Lane and Marylebone Road. From the 19 February 2007 the zone was extended to the west to cover the areas of Bayswater, Notting Hill, North and South Kensington, High Street Kensington, Knightsbridge, C
