Comments on: Congestion Charge Extension to be removed http://www.boris-johnson.com/2009/09/23/congestion-charge-extension-to-be-removed/ Fri, 3 Sep 2010 03:37:40 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Shahana http://www.boris-johnson.com/2009/09/23/congestion-charge-extension-to-be-removed/comment-page-1/#comment-29550 Shahana Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:58:57 +0000 http://www.boris-johnson.com/?p=1505#comment-29550 When will you be fulfilling your promise to remove the Congestion Charge from the Western Extension? It has been almost a year now! I like to trust the politician that I vote for to keep their promises. So you can have our support for next time. It is very important for a man to honor his words. When will you be fulfilling your promise to remove the Congestion Charge from the Western Extension? It has been almost a year now! I like to trust the politician that I vote for to keep their promises. So you can have our support for next time. It is very important for a man to honor his words.

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]]> By: tim oriordan http://www.boris-johnson.com/2009/09/23/congestion-charge-extension-to-be-removed/comment-page-1/#comment-28862 tim oriordan Tue, 18 May 2010 11:26:47 +0000 http://www.boris-johnson.com/?p=1505#comment-28862 The Western concharge,has been a nasty stealth tax dealt out by a nasty self centred labour politician ,ken livingstone (please god we never see him in office again) It has divided our community,brought misery to small local business.made criminals of the those that could not afford to pay.And as for me put an additional £40 tax on top of the £250 i pay already.Its just to much!! Boris please get rid of it as soon as possible.if you did so before the election,your party would have done better in west london.Give us a solid date for its removal please.......ps i like the new bus design ,well done. The Western concharge,has been a nasty stealth tax dealt out by a nasty self centred labour politician ,ken livingstone (please god we never see him in office again) It has divided our community,brought misery to small local business.made criminals of the those that could not afford to pay.And as for me put an additional £40 tax on top of the £250 i pay already.Its just to much!!
Boris please get rid of it as soon as possible.if you did so before the election,your party would have done better in west london.Give us a solid date for its removal please…….ps i like the new bus design ,well done.

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]]> By: Frank http://www.boris-johnson.com/2009/09/23/congestion-charge-extension-to-be-removed/comment-page-1/#comment-28836 Frank Mon, 17 May 2010 00:24:37 +0000 http://www.boris-johnson.com/?p=1505#comment-28836 At last we have a mayor with some common sense, who is communicating with the city's citizens. At last we have a mayor with some common sense, who is communicating with the city’s citizens.

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]]> By: Congestion Charge Extension to be removed | Boris Johnson | Regmark - Najtańsze przeprowadzki w Warszawie http://www.boris-johnson.com/2009/09/23/congestion-charge-extension-to-be-removed/comment-page-1/#comment-28150 Congestion Charge Extension to be removed | Boris Johnson | Regmark - Najtańsze przeprowadzki w Warszawie Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:06:01 +0000 http://www.boris-johnson.com/?p=1505#comment-28150 [...] original post here: Congestion Charge Extension to be removed | Boris Johnson Category: GeneralTags: przeprowadzki > [...] [...] original post here: Congestion Charge Extension to be removed | Boris Johnson Category: GeneralTags: przeprowadzki > [...]

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]]> By: Blandine http://www.boris-johnson.com/2009/09/23/congestion-charge-extension-to-be-removed/comment-page-1/#comment-28126 Blandine Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:08:27 +0000 http://www.boris-johnson.com/?p=1505#comment-28126 When are we going to know if the congestion charge is abolished? Or is it all talk and no action, in a true political manner? When are we going to know if the congestion charge is abolished? Or is it all talk and no action, in a true political manner?

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]]> By: chris http://www.boris-johnson.com/2009/09/23/congestion-charge-extension-to-be-removed/comment-page-1/#comment-28032 chris Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:20:55 +0000 http://www.boris-johnson.com/?p=1505#comment-28032 Boris, Abolishing western congestion charge is the best news ever but why is it taking so long, give us a date, please get rid of it, it has to go!!!!!! Boris,
Abolishing western congestion charge is the best news ever but why is it taking so long, give us a date, please get rid of it, it has to go!!!!!!

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]]> By: lara http://www.boris-johnson.com/2009/09/23/congestion-charge-extension-to-be-removed/comment-page-1/#comment-28031 lara Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:16:08 +0000 http://www.boris-johnson.com/?p=1505#comment-28031 Congestion charge has definately ruined my life and it has to go as soon as possible. I work in Hyde Park and live in chiswick.For personal reasons i cant take public transport so the western extension was the worst thing that could have happened to me as i used to drive through to work. That was not possible anymore after western congestion came on ad i have since struggled getting to work, driving on to A40 through to Edgware Road,which is making my life hell.It has to go as soon as possible, there's enough pressure and stress we dont need extras. Congestion charge has definately ruined my life and it has to go as soon as possible. I work in Hyde Park and live in chiswick.For personal reasons i cant take public transport so the western extension was the worst thing that could have happened to me as i used to drive through to work. That was not possible anymore after western congestion came on ad i have since struggled getting to work, driving on to A40 through to Edgware Road,which is making my life hell.It has to go as soon as possible, there’s enough pressure and stress we dont need extras.

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]]> By: Savannah http://www.boris-johnson.com/2009/09/23/congestion-charge-extension-to-be-removed/comment-page-1/#comment-27528 Savannah Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:08:54 +0000 http://www.boris-johnson.com/?p=1505#comment-27528 Why is it taking so long to abolish? My boyfriend lives 10 minutes away from me by car, inside the Western Extension zone. I can't afford to stay over as I have to pay the C- charge to leave, and there's no decent transport links. I'd have to take two buses and it takes over 40 minutes. At night it's simply not safe to walk home from the bus top. It's been two years of this. The C- Charge is ruining my relationship! Please hurry up! Why is it taking so long to abolish? My boyfriend lives 10 minutes away from me by car, inside the Western Extension zone. I can’t afford to stay over as I have to pay the C- charge to leave, and there’s no decent transport links. I’d have to take two buses and it takes over 40 minutes. At night it’s simply not safe to walk home from the bus top. It’s been two years of this. The C- Charge is ruining my relationship! Please hurry up!

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]]> By: Joanna http://www.boris-johnson.com/2009/09/23/congestion-charge-extension-to-be-removed/comment-page-1/#comment-27451 Joanna Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:52:47 +0000 http://www.boris-johnson.com/?p=1505#comment-27451 I think there are two sides to this. The Westfield Centre is now open and brings in a huge amount of extra traffic. This will undoubtedly creep further East and more people will be tempted to use their cars to shop there. Aren't we supposed to be reducing emissions and car pollution? It is easy to focus on how we are affected personally if we need to go in to the zone but surely we should look at the wider picture and to scrap the extension would be a step backwards. Hidden due to low comment rating. Click here to see.

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]]> By: Peter Dudley http://www.boris-johnson.com/2009/09/23/congestion-charge-extension-to-be-removed/comment-page-1/#comment-27392 Peter Dudley Tue, 05 Jan 2010 08:53:03 +0000 http://www.boris-johnson.com/?p=1505#comment-27392 Hi Boris and All, Well it’s a brand new year and time for fresh new starts. Now we are in 2010 can you please confirm when the Western CC zone will be scrapped? Are we any nearer to an indication of a date? How is the implementation of the new system and company to manage the CC going? I normally get to work on a motorbike but have decided against this recently as the roads are like ice rinks. I would use public transport but it takes me two or three times longer to get to work in Notting Hill, as my home is not well served by public transport. So I have to use my car and the CC charge is hurting me badly. I think it is clear that the reason for the recent increases on all public transport fares (with more to follow I am sure) is to help top up and replace the funds that will be lost by the scrapping of the Western Zone. I quite frankly I think this is how it should be. We should all pay for what we use, why should I have to ultimately pay for people sitting on a bus or a tube train because I use my car!?? They should pay what it costs and NOT be subsidized by me and the rest of the hard working tax paying public, the only exceptions I would make to this would be with OAP’s or people who have genuine disabilities (not work shy dole & benefit scroungers). I also presume the key reason the Western Zone has not yet been scrapped is because you have had to find a way of balancing the books. If the lost revenue was not the problem you could have introduced the scrapping of this charge from the moment you entered office (or as quickly as you managed to introduce the banning of alcohol on public transport). But you didn't because you don't have the cash to do it. It costs me a lot of money and taxes to keep my car on the road and with the added constant increases in fuel taxes (not DUTY it is all TAXES, covert or otherwise) it already makes it near impossible to keep my car, let alone drive it and as such I make sure I do not use my car if I don’t need to and I am sure this is the same for most people now. I will be back on my motorbike as soon as the road conditions are safe again (saving on the CC charge as well as petrol costs). It is a travesty that due to Ken’s bad financial management of the public transport system and his eagerness to try and price all cars off of London’s roads that you and all of us are now suffering. Just how much money did he squander on the Bus Transport System (using CC money in part to do so)? Global Warming, Climate Change, or any other nonsense that the Government wants to try and use as a reason to tax us even more is a joke and the joke is wearing very thin for all of us. This has nothing to do with reducing pollution and has everything to do with collecting covert taxes. Times are hard for everyone at the moment and I can't imagine there isn't one person who hasn't been touched and affected by this recession. I know the public transport system is financially a mess but please don’t continue to hit the already massively tax burdened car driver with this stealth tax. Show your true colours Boris and lets start 2010 in a positive light, we need to see an end to the covert taxes of Labour, so please declare a date for the end to the Western CC zone and declare that date today?? You are the man that can see clearly through the mist and nonsense that you had to inherit, its time to let the sun shine through to a brighter day.

Hi Boris and All,

Well it’s a brand new year and time for fresh new starts.
Now we are in 2010 can you please confirm when the Western CC zone will be scrapped?
Are we any nearer to an indication of a date?
How is the implementation of the new system and company to manage the CC going?

I normally get to work on a motorbike but have decided against this recently as the roads are like ice rinks.
I would use public transport but it takes me two or three times longer to get to work in Notting Hill, as my home is not well served by public transport.
So I have to use my car and the CC charge is hurting me badly.

I think it is clear that the reason for the recent increases on all public transport fares (with more to follow I am sure) is to help top up and replace the funds that will be lost by the scrapping of the Western Zone.
I quite frankly I think this is how it should be.
We should all pay for what we use, why should I have to ultimately pay for people sitting on a bus or a tube train because I use my car!??
They should pay what it costs and NOT be subsidized by me and the rest of the hard working tax paying public, the only exceptions I would make to this would be with OAP’s or people who have genuine disabilities (not work shy dole & benefit scroungers).
I also presume the key reason the Western Zone has not yet been scrapped is because you have had to find a way of balancing the books.
If the lost revenue was not the problem you could have introduced the scrapping of this charge from the moment you entered office (or as quickly as you managed to introduce the banning of alcohol on public transport). But you didn’t because you don’t have the cash to do it.

It costs me a lot of money and taxes to keep my car on the road and with the added constant increases in fuel taxes (not DUTY it is all TAXES, covert or otherwise) it already makes it near impossible to keep my car, let alone drive it and as such I make sure I do not use my car if I don’t need to and I am sure this is the same for most people now.
I will be back on my motorbike as soon as the road conditions are safe again (saving on the CC charge as well as petrol costs).
It is a travesty that due to Ken’s bad financial management of the public transport system and his eagerness to try and price all cars off of London’s roads that you and all of us are now suffering.
Just how much money did he squander on the Bus Transport System (using CC money in part to do so)?
Global Warming, Climate Change, or any other nonsense that the Government wants to try and use as a reason to tax us even more is a joke and the joke is wearing very thin for all of us.
This has nothing to do with reducing pollution and has everything to do with collecting covert taxes.

Times are hard for everyone at the moment and I can’t imagine there isn’t one person who hasn’t been touched and affected by this recession.
I know the public transport system is financially a mess but please don’t continue to hit the already massively tax burdened car driver with this stealth tax.

Show your true colours Boris and lets start 2010 in a positive light, we need to see an end to the covert taxes of Labour, so please declare a date for the end to the Western CC zone and declare that date today??

You are the man that can see clearly through the mist and nonsense that you had to inherit, its time to let the sun shine through to a brighter day.

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