tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post7566383314734368806..comments2024-03-20T16:27:56.522+00:00Comments on Norfolk Blogger: The Congestion charge could only ever work in a few citiesNich Starlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04237390959601973501noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-5218002601509271162008-06-10T15:54:00.000+01:002008-06-10T15:54:00.000+01:00"If Ken had asked people to throw 20p into a bucke..."If Ken had asked people to throw 20p into a bucket every time they drove in central London, he would have made more money - and that includes the cost of collecting the buckets."<BR/><BR/>I don't know if that's true, but it is a good comment.<BR/><BR/>And as someone who traveled across Kew Bridge every day for 8 years I timed the lights pre congestion. They were red for around 45 seconds and green for 15 seconds.<BR/>Post congestion 30 seconds red, 30 seconds green.<BR/><BR/>Its amazing what you will do when you're waiting 15 minutes at a junctionBill Quango MPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14861116614665461655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-7157238993351963612008-06-10T11:21:00.000+01:002008-06-10T11:21:00.000+01:00The congestion charge is a clumsy, punitive tool t...The congestion charge is a clumsy, punitive tool that doesn't actually raise any money thanks to the stupid financial arrangement that chew up the revenue through ridiculous operating costs and the private sector talking half the cash up front.Letters From A Toryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14612766550608940053noreply@blogger.com