Road pricing on it's way???

[bobbb9t9]

I keep seeing these cameras sprouting up on most main roads in and around London. They seem to be a camera on top with an IR lamp underneath, and there's one for each lane. Are these the new road pricing cameras? We all know that the government decide what they want to do before they even mention it to us in the form of a debate or referendum, so does this mean that pricing is on it's way?? please put my mind at rest and tell me these cameras are for updating tom tom mapping or something like that.....

[Try_Management]

I believe they are something to do with the low emissions zone that starts up sometime in the New Year. There was a topic on this a while back but I can’t find it to put a link and the search facility is currently under maintenance at the moment, I am sure that someone soon will be along with it.

Here is a link that shows the area that is effected by this new tax zone.


http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/roadusers/lez/areaofoper...

Edited by Try_Management on Thursday 22 November 12:23

[bobbb9t9]

Oh i see. Looking at the link you posted it seems that because red ken couldn't extend the congestion charge out to the M25 like he wanted, he's managed to do it another way - jumping on the green wagon! I see that it only applies to lorries now, soon to include vans, coaches and buses. How long before it includes diesel cars? Or any car over 2.5 litre for instance?

Edited by bobbb9t9 on Thursday 22 November 12:48

[Try_Management]

Yeah it would not take much to extend it once they have cleaned up the buses and trucks the next easy target would be cars

Edit to say: after a lot of searching I have found where this was discussed before, I hope these are the cams that you have seen if they are not I am sure someone else will be along soon to answer any questions you might have.

link http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Edited by Try_Management on Thursday 22 November 13:45

[bobbb9t9]

Yep that's the buggers alright. Seems that everyone else is as bothered as i am. Thanks for the link.

[groomi]

Yep, that'll be the LEZ - otherwise known as an excuse to get all the infrastructure in place to suddenly expand the kengestion zone to encompass Greater London at teh flick of a switch.

What was that? Discussion? Residents? What???

[Jasandjules]

Ah, I think they are called the

"Pension Pot Protectors" IIRC.