C C coming to Greenwich

Congestion charging is on its way to Greenwich as shown by proposals drawn up by the Local Council and Transport for London.

The proposed scheme will see drivers charged £2 per trip through the Blackwall Tunnel, and £6 to drive into central Greenwich, an area covering the Cutty Sark and the Greenwich Observatory.

Should the scheme by approved - which is almost certain - drivers will end up paying a hefty £16 a day should their journey take them through central Greenwich and central London.

We were told a few years back when congestion charging first started that it was only going to be in central London. However, 5 years later, and already, the central London scheme is being extended and the charge increased, and in addition, now being implemented in a new area.

You should not be surprised if other local authorities start imposing a charge for driving through their own central zones. Imagine having to pay £60 a day to drive from one part of London to the other, a real threat if you ask me.

It is fair to say governments’- central and local - cannot help dipping their hands in your pocket, albeit secretly. And it seems you will have to think up more ways of making money as quickly as they think of ways of taking it from you.