London Congestion Charge Review

“I'd like to warn anyone who's interested how poor this...”

Written on: 21/05/2010 by nigelroot (7 reviews written)

I'd like to warn anyone who's interested how poor this congestion charge system in London is.

(1) It's hard to tell if you've been in the congestion charging zone or not.

(2) So you'll pay if necessary, BUT THE SYSTEM CAN'T TELL YOU IF YOU OWE THEM MONEY OR NOT, pathetic.

(3) So if you don't pay, you'll find out when you get a punitive £60 penalty charge, instead of the £8 pay on the day charge which you were perfectly willing to pay in the first place.

(4) There's a £10 charge on refunds, so you can't get your money back, and you can't pay in advance for any day when you go into the congestion charge area.

We need to welcome people to London. What a Kafkaesque welcome!

Nigel