London Congestion Zone to Shrink
Wednesday 26 May 2010 | By Colin WingfieldBack to Newsroom
London Mayor, Boris Johnson, has given instructions that Transport for London should shrink the London Congestion Charge Zone to the size it was at it's inception in 2003.
The second phase of the 'Western Extension' would be abolished by the end of December 2010 if the final details of a public consultation are given the go ahead.
Transport for London could be set to lose around £55m per annum in revenue from the reduction in zone size, and to compensate for this, the existing daily charge will be rising from £8 per day to £10.
In addition, from next year, all cars that emit less than 100g/km of CO2 and meet Euro V emission standards will be exempt from the charge.
