London’s soaring ‘congestion’ fees are a fresh – Latest News
As Gov. Kathy Hochul and different New York politicians gloat over courtroom rulings that defend their “congestion pricing” fees, ponder this: London’s “congestion” levy is about to leap to just about $25, up from $20.
That is: A toll set at £5 back in 2003 had tripled to £15 by 2020 will now bounce to £18 at 12 months’s finish.
Transport for London, the MTA-equivalent company that units the fees, additionally means to part out reductions for people who reside within the “congestion zone” and for electric autos.
In addition, London fees older, higher-emissions autos an £12.50 charge to journey inside the “Ultra Low Emission Zone,” which covers your complete metropolis, so some motorists get hit with $40 a day in fees.
Naturally, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and different congestion-pricing followers are wanting to impose “Low Emission Zones” right here in NYC.
The capper: Despite imposing these fees for over 20 years now, London nonetheless has nonetheless received “the most congested roads in all of Europe” prize every of the final 4 years.
And the one solution to stop New York pols from nonetheless lecturing you about how it’s all on your own good is to vote them out of workplace.
