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Have your say on the future of the Congestion Charge Western Extension!

The Mayor has asked Transport for London (TfL) to seek Londoners' views on the future of the Western Extension of the Congestion Charging Scheme.

The results of this consultation will help inform the Mayor's decision on the future of the Western Extension. There are three possible options for the Western Extension they'd like you to consider. These are:

Keep the Western Extension as it is.
Remove the Western Extension – There would no longer be a charge to drive within the Western Extension; residents there would no longer receive a discount on travel in the original charging zone.
Change the Western Extension – Change the way the scheme operates by introducing account based payment, by introducing a charge free period in the middle of the day in the Western Extension, or by increasing the residents' discount to 100%.

With all these options, unless it is explicitly stated otherwise, the original central London Congestion Charging zone will continue to operate as it does at present. This initial, non-statutory consultation would need to be followed by a set of statutory processes if any changes are to be made to the Western Extension. The very earliest that the Western Extension could be removed is at the end of 2009. Some changes to the scheme would require longer implementation timescales.

TfL are keen to hear your views. You can complete an online questionnaire on their website. https://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/roadusers/congestioncharging/westernextension/have-your-say.aspx

The consultation will end on Sunday 5 October 2008.

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