London traffic remains sticky, despite the congestion charge.
And they are exempt from road tax and London's congestion charge.
At present, there are just over 2, 000 electric cars registered for exemption from central London's congestion charge.
I endure road congestion torture every day to and from work; I don't know if this congestion charge will be an effective prescription for solving this problem or not, but I sure hope so!
The congestion charge he introduced two years ago has reduced traffic by 15% and increased speeds by 22% in central London without much damage to business.
Now that your immigrant umbrellas are causing a public nuisance, there is only one rational response: a hefty congestion charge-style tax on umbrellas.
The creation of the post of mayor in 2000, and Mr Livingstone's election to the job, helped temporarily to ease jams on the roads thanks to a congestion charge and a big investment in buses.
The London mayor, Boris Johnson, has announced sharp rises in bus and tube fares and the congestion charge to help plug a multimillion-pound hole in transport funding in the capital.
Rob Aherne, Autocar editor, said: "If you live in or near a major city, keep an eye on your local newspaper because a congestion charge in one form or another will be on its way very soon."
Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Hangzhou are toying with congestion charges.
