Central London C-charge zone.

[Guinney1971]

from an 'outsiders' perspective, London does seem to have a very good
public transport network, with the underground, buses and mainline train
links.

I can also fully understand the backlash at people using ridiculously large,
over engineered 4x4 "Chelsea Tractors" to drive children 1/4 mile to school.

However, this is a free country, and our forefathers sacrificed a hell of a lot
to give us the freedoms that we are supposed to have now, and I do object
strongly to people like Red Ken dictating to us what we can drive and where.
We pay enough ruddy "road tax" as it is, on top of fuel duty/VAT (nearly
80% of the cost of fuel), and I do worry when it is all going to end.

For someone like me, who lives in a 'semi rural' area, public transport to
my job in Derby each day is not a viable option. The nearest bus-stop
is about a mile away and the nearest train station about 4 miles away.

Even if I could get the bus or train to Derby, I've then got about a mile's
walk from the train/bus depot's to my work place. Whilst it is frustrating
spending 45 minutes commuting the 13 miles to work each day, unfortunately
I have no choice - except for looking for a job somewhere closer - which
wont pay as well as my job in Derby.... however, Derby City Council are
apparantly looking at Congestion Charging - however, they have actually
imposed various strangles on the road network over the last few years
which have actually increased jams and congestion! It makes you wonder
if the grand plan all along was to think up a way of charging people to
drive into the City..........