congestion charging
noun
the practice of charging motorists for the right to drive on busy roads, esp at busy times
congestion charge
-
a word derived from
congestion charging.
Example Sentences
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As far back as 2008, in London the then-mayor Ken Livingstone proposed an increase in the congestion charge to £25 for larger vehicles in the carbon emissions band G, which included many 4x4s.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2025
More than 40 businesses have signed an open letter to ask the mayor of London to extend the congestion charge exemption for electric vans.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2024
Ms Meschini said she did not receive much abuse until the summer of 2022, when she began putting forward the arguments for a congestion charge in Cambridge.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2024
City congestion charge plans 'are not going ahead'
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2023
Revised and slightly watered-down plans for a congestion charge and expanded bus network in Cambridge have been published.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2023
