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Entries from Londonist tagged with 'ccharge'

July 8, 2008

Ken reckons that Boris is a misogynyst. A wannabe fraudster gets 9 years for trying to lift £72m from HSBC. The boyfriend of one of the 7/7 victims has released a film about her. Children join gangs because they have poor family relationships, claims youth worker. You don’t say… Boris reverses the proposals to introduce a £25.00 supplementary C-charge for high-emission vehicles. A gory tale of jealousy and decapitation is unfolding at the Old......

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March 28, 2008

Nobody likes traffic, do they? Especially not Madonna, who is apparently taking as a personal affront to musicians trying to make their gigs in the congestion zone. In an interview with Q magazine, the Britified American said, "I would make it so that young musicians, aspiring musicians wouldn't have to pay the congestion charge or pay taxes." What a dream... no C-charge for carrying a guitar. And no taxes, too? Sign us up for piano......

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February 19, 2007

There's a nifty pic up on the BBC of a 60's Batmobile parked in London (java pop up thingy). Turns out to be number 6 in a line of cars built to promote the camp TV show. The reason it's here is an auction at the end of the month. The car is expected to go for around £75,000. We're interested in bidding ourselves, but only if it's exempt from the C Charge*. *Yeah,......

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February 14, 2007

Another blow for drivers as a test case regarding speeding over Tower Bridge has ruled against the motorists involved: Thousands of drivers are facing fines of up to £150 for speeding on London's Tower Bridge. Ruling on a test case, the High Court dismissed the defendants' challenge that the speed-limit signs on the bridge were not legal. The thin borders around the signs apparently made them invisible, but the judge was having none of......

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December 15, 2005

Bob Kiley's compensation/consultation package for next year will amount to around £1 million (or around £3000 a day). Yesterday Ken denied that Londoners will automatically have to pay for Olympic overspend through their council tax. Remember those non-C Charge paying diplomats? Looks like they're going to get away with it. A controversial Brixton drug centre gets the go ahead. The Sun newspaper has sent a journalist to the very top of the new Wembley. Unfortunately......

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October 12, 2005

The London Assembly (yes, the lot who sit around all day twiddling their thumbs if Ken is to be believed) have rejected the motion put forward by the 'politcial group' One London to suspend the Congestion Charge in the run up to Christmas. According to One London's press release: The proposal was supported by Assembly Tories, but opposed by an alliance of Labour, LibDem and Green members. The vote was tied, with the LibDem......

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