Forgetting to pay the congestion charge!

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TheMog
Just bagged myself a £50 fine for not paying the congestion charge on the day I drove into the zone. Sad

Whilst I agree with the idea of the congestion charge and can see how much of a difference it's made I don't agree with the fine going up to £50 the day after, they could at least give you a few days to pay it after the event.

I was impressed with how quickly they got the fine out to me, if only they could put the same systems in place in some other local goverment services!
Posted: 2005-09-27 12:37:25
PaulieeV
I agree, I got stung and when I tried to pay the next day they weren't interested. In fact, on Christmas Eve the telephone operater was just damn rude.
I appealed, and while they did at least acknowledge my arguements in a four page response rather than sending a standard letter, they countered everyone with a refusal to accept the point being made and a counter arguements which simply pointed out the flaws in the system.

I could have pushed the matter one level further but, much to my own disappointment, I decided to bite the bullet.

The system is flawed and is a disgrace but is typical of how Britain addresses a problem, raise prices and introduce levels of uncompromising, inefficient bureaucracy.

Why not fix a problem rather than just making it more complicated?

For once, I admire the French way of doing things and wonder if we could import some of their passion for refusing to give in and making a stand.
I'd love to see how long a congestion charging camera survived on the streets of Paris, one evening would be pushing it!
Posted: 2006-01-29 17:49:15
mistamerlin
ORIGINAL: PaulieeV

...but is typical of how Britain addresses a problem, raise prices and introduce levels of uncompromising, inefficient bureaucracy.


Quite possibly the best and most truthful sentence I have read in years.
Posted: 2007-04-16 17:07:20
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