[andygrif]

Originally Posted by ScaredWebWarrior

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4352520.stm

I think they're right - it's a tax on using the roads in London - I don't see where the 'service' is provided.

This is only true if you also think that the fare for a bus or tube train is a tax on using the bus or train. Or for that matter that MacDonalds charge a burger tax.

Originally Posted by Nugget

Nobody has to pay the congestion charge - if they choose not to pay it, they can simply leave their car outside the boundary and use public transport. If they feel that they must take their car into central London, then they are choosing to pay the charge.

I guess that's not really applicable to diplomats, especially American ones. Can you imagine if the word got out that Ambassador to the UK was taking a double-decker to work...every nutter with a gun would be out looking for him!