US embassy owes £15m in congestion charge fees, says Transport for London
Figures show US is worst offender for unpaid fees and fines, followed by Japan’s embassy, which owes £10.1m
February 2024
Ulez fines scandal: Italian police ‘illegally accessed’ thousands of EU drivers’ data
Italy’s data protection body is investigating claims – denied by TfL – that police shared names and addresses with firm collecting penalties from drivers
January 2024
Drivers protest as Bologna becomes first Italian city to bring in 30km/h limit
Procession of cars brought streets to standstill on first day of new speed limit but mayor says most are adapting to change
October 2023
Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
Starmer writes to Labour councillors in attempt to quash concerns he’s too pro-Israel – as it happened
England’s biggest cities should introduce congestion charges, says commission
August 2023
Tories accused of hypocrisy in Ulez row after call to extend congestion charge
Ministers have claimed Ulez is cash-raising ploy – but letter reveals Grant Shapps backed a separate charge for same reason
February 2023
Sheffield becomes latest city to implement clean air zone
Most-polluting commercial vehicles will pay up to £50 daily under new scheme
November 2022
Town vs gown and car vs bike: row erupts over Cambridge congestion plan
Residents rally against scheme they believe will benefit only bicycling students and dons
June 2022
Your problems, with Anna Tims
I paid the congestion charge, but somehow still got fined
My payment was showing as ‘pending’, so I got in touch with Transport for London, but it didn’t help
February 2022
Uber backs Sadiq Khan’s road-charging proposals for London
Exclusive: support for pledge on congestion and pollution as company unveils plans to expand zero-emission services
January 2022
Will road pricing answer the UK’s net-zero car-tax conundrum?
Sadiq Khan proposes journey charge for motorists in London
March 2021
First there was Netflix. Now you can subscribe to an electric car
New services mean you can have a greener vehicle on your driveway for little commitment
October 2020
PM on the ropes as London Tories rail against extension of congestion charge
Why the row over congestion charge expansion could tear London apart
Extend London congestion charge zone to Clapham and Catford, TfL told
The Ulez countdown: Londoners have a year to ditch old polluting cars
August 2020
Capita to hire 900 staff to manage London congestion charge
The £355m contract with TfL will also include expanded ultra-low emissions zone
June 2020
London minicab charge discriminates against vulnerable, court hears
Union says congestion scheme hits BAME and female drivers and disabled passengers
May 2020
Petition calls for key workers to be exempt from London congestion charge
No one should be financially penalised for working to keep people safe, say critics
