Cental London driving fee+rental cars
Feb 16th 2003 | 6:38 pm
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Cental London driving fee+rental cars
Today starts a 5 UK pound fee....
How will they collect that on rental cars?
I am not 100% sure how it works but I think you have to register your car
number and a CC card , cameras read your car number......
but will rental car companies be exempted (I doubt it)
anyone know for sure ?
How will they collect that on rental cars?
I am not 100% sure how it works but I think you have to register your car
number and a CC card , cameras read your car number......
but will rental car companies be exempted (I doubt it)
anyone know for sure ?
Feb 16th 2003 | 7:40 pm
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Rallystuff wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Today starts a 5 UK pound fee....
> How will they collect that on rental cars?
> I am not 100% sure how it works but I think you have to register your car
> number and a CC card , cameras read your car number......
> but will rental car companies be exempted (I doubt it)
> anyone know for sure ?
I presume it will work the same as for parking and speeding fines - if you
don't pay the congestion charge the rental company will receive the summons
and debit your credit card directly.
news:[email protected]...
> Today starts a 5 UK pound fee....
> How will they collect that on rental cars?
> I am not 100% sure how it works but I think you have to register your car
> number and a CC card , cameras read your car number......
> but will rental car companies be exempted (I doubt it)
> anyone know for sure ?
I presume it will work the same as for parking and speeding fines - if you
don't pay the congestion charge the rental company will receive the summons
and debit your credit card directly.
Feb 16th 2003 | 9:05 pm
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In message , John Stolz
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>Rallystuff wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> Today starts a 5 UK pound fee....
>> How will they collect that on rental cars?
>> I am not 100% sure how it works but I think you have to register your car
>> number and a CC card , cameras read your car number......
>> but will rental car companies be exempted (I doubt it)
>> anyone know for sure ?
>I presume it will work the same as for parking and speeding fines - if you
>don't pay the congestion charge the rental company will receive the summons
>and debit your credit card directly.
And remember that if you don't pay the 5 pounds by midnight on the day
you incur the charge, then you automatically clock up an 80 pound fine.
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http://www.cartref.demon.co.uk/
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>Rallystuff wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> Today starts a 5 UK pound fee....
>> How will they collect that on rental cars?
>> I am not 100% sure how it works but I think you have to register your car
>> number and a CC card , cameras read your car number......
>> but will rental car companies be exempted (I doubt it)
>> anyone know for sure ?
>I presume it will work the same as for parking and speeding fines - if you
>don't pay the congestion charge the rental company will receive the summons
>and debit your credit card directly.
And remember that if you don't pay the 5 pounds by midnight on the day
you incur the charge, then you automatically clock up an 80 pound fine.
--
Arwel Parry
http://www.cartref.demon.co.uk/
Feb 16th 2003 | 9:26 pm
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Arwel Parry wrote:
> >I presume it will work the same as for parking and speeding fines - if you
> >don't pay the congestion charge the rental company will receive the summons
> >and debit your credit card directly.
>
> And remember that if you don't pay the 5 pounds by midnight on the day
> you incur the charge, then you automatically clock up an 80 pound fine.
That's not actually true, if you read the fine print on the ads that say
it. The fine goes to 40UKP at midnight, and then 80UKP after 14 days.
BTW if you got to easyrentacar, you will see that the Barbican office
(inside the CC zone) they say "Red Ken's** tax has been paid", but if
you go to the Earl's Court office (outside the zone) it just tells you
it has started.
joan
** it's not Red Ken anymore, it's Canape Ken.
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> >I presume it will work the same as for parking and speeding fines - if you
> >don't pay the congestion charge the rental company will receive the summons
> >and debit your credit card directly.
>
> And remember that if you don't pay the 5 pounds by midnight on the day
> you incur the charge, then you automatically clock up an 80 pound fine.
That's not actually true, if you read the fine print on the ads that say
it. The fine goes to 40UKP at midnight, and then 80UKP after 14 days.
BTW if you got to easyrentacar, you will see that the Barbican office
(inside the CC zone) they say "Red Ken's** tax has been paid", but if
you go to the Earl's Court office (outside the zone) it just tells you
it has started.
joan
** it's not Red Ken anymore, it's Canape Ken.
--
Joan McGalliard, UK http://www.mcgalliard.org
Feb 16th 2003 | 9:45 pm
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On Mon, 17 Feb 2003 10:26:23 +0000, jem*NO-SPAM*@netspace.net.au (Joan
McGalliard) wrote:
>Arwel Parry wrote:
>> >I presume it will work the same as for parking and speeding fines - if you
>> >don't pay the congestion charge the rental company will receive the summons
>> >and debit your credit card directly.
>>
>> And remember that if you don't pay the 5 pounds by midnight on the day
>> you incur the charge, then you automatically clock up an 80 pound fine.
>That's not actually true, if you read the fine print on the ads that say
>it. The fine goes to 40UKP at midnight, and then 80UKP after 14 days.
That's not actually true either. After 10pm the unpaid 5UKP goes up
to 10UKP. If its still unpaid at midnight then it goes up to 80UKP (or
40 if you pay within 14 days)
Brian
McGalliard) wrote:
>Arwel Parry wrote:
>> >I presume it will work the same as for parking and speeding fines - if you
>> >don't pay the congestion charge the rental company will receive the summons
>> >and debit your credit card directly.
>>
>> And remember that if you don't pay the 5 pounds by midnight on the day
>> you incur the charge, then you automatically clock up an 80 pound fine.
>That's not actually true, if you read the fine print on the ads that say
>it. The fine goes to 40UKP at midnight, and then 80UKP after 14 days.
That's not actually true either. After 10pm the unpaid 5UKP goes up
to 10UKP. If its still unpaid at midnight then it goes up to 80UKP (or
40 if you pay within 14 days)
Brian
Feb 16th 2003 | 11:28 pm
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Brian wrote:
> >
> >That's not actually true, if you read the fine print on the ads that say
> >it. The fine goes to 40UKP at midnight, and then 80UKP after 14 days.
> >
> That's not actually true either. After 10pm the unpaid 5UKP goes up
> to 10UKP.
Missed that, thanks.
> If its still unpaid at midnight then it goes up to 80UKP (or
> 40 if you pay within 14 days)
That's just language. It means that it's 40UKP, and goes up to 80UKP
after 14 days.
They could just as well have said "the congestion charges is 80UKP/day
(or 5UKP is you pay before 10pm)"
joan
joan
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> >
> >That's not actually true, if you read the fine print on the ads that say
> >it. The fine goes to 40UKP at midnight, and then 80UKP after 14 days.
> >
> That's not actually true either. After 10pm the unpaid 5UKP goes up
> to 10UKP.
Missed that, thanks.
> If its still unpaid at midnight then it goes up to 80UKP (or
> 40 if you pay within 14 days)
That's just language. It means that it's 40UKP, and goes up to 80UKP
after 14 days.
They could just as well have said "the congestion charges is 80UKP/day
(or 5UKP is you pay before 10pm)"
joan
joan
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Joan McGalliard, UK http://www.mcgalliard.org
Feb 17th 2003 | 12:22 am
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On Mon, 17 Feb 2003 12:28:15 +0000, jem*NO-SPAM*@netspace.net.au (Joan
McGalliard) wrote:
>Brian wrote:
>> >
>> >That's not actually true, if you read the fine print on the ads that say
>> >it. The fine goes to 40UKP at midnight, and then 80UKP after 14 days.
>> >
>> That's not actually true either. After 10pm the unpaid 5UKP goes up
>> to 10UKP.
>Missed that, thanks.
>
>> If its still unpaid at midnight then it goes up to 80UKP (or
>> 40 if you pay within 14 days)
>That's just language. It means that it's 40UKP, and goes up to 80UKP
>after 14 days.
Sure, I wasn't intending to imply a difference here with what you
said. It was the 10UKP charge that I was making the point on.
Brian
McGalliard) wrote:
>Brian wrote:
>> >
>> >That's not actually true, if you read the fine print on the ads that say
>> >it. The fine goes to 40UKP at midnight, and then 80UKP after 14 days.
>> >
>> That's not actually true either. After 10pm the unpaid 5UKP goes up
>> to 10UKP.
>Missed that, thanks.
>
>> If its still unpaid at midnight then it goes up to 80UKP (or
>> 40 if you pay within 14 days)
>That's just language. It means that it's 40UKP, and goes up to 80UKP
>after 14 days.
Sure, I wasn't intending to imply a difference here with what you
said. It was the 10UKP charge that I was making the point on.
Brian
Feb 17th 2003 | 6:15 am
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Joan McGalliard schrieb:
> > If its still unpaid at midnight then it goes up to 80UKP (or
> > 40 if you pay within 14 days)
>
> That's just language. It means that it's 40UKP, and goes up to 80UKP
> after 14 days.
>
> They could just as well have said "the congestion charges is 80UKP/day
> (or 5UKP is you pay before 10pm)"
What happens if you enter 10:01 p.m.?
Regards, ULF
> > If its still unpaid at midnight then it goes up to 80UKP (or
> > 40 if you pay within 14 days)
>
> That's just language. It means that it's 40UKP, and goes up to 80UKP
> after 14 days.
>
> They could just as well have said "the congestion charges is 80UKP/day
> (or 5UKP is you pay before 10pm)"
What happens if you enter 10:01 p.m.?
Regards, ULF
Feb 17th 2003 | 7:10 am
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On Mon, 17 Feb 2003 20:15:06 +0100, Ulf Kutzner
wrote:
>Joan McGalliard schrieb:
>
>> > If its still unpaid at midnight then it goes up to 80UKP (or
>> > 40 if you pay within 14 days)
>>
>> That's just language. It means that it's 40UKP, and goes up to 80UKP
>> after 14 days.
>>
>> They could just as well have said "the congestion charges is 80UKP/day
>> (or 5UKP is you pay before 10pm)"
>What happens if you enter 10:01 p.m.?
>Regards, ULF
If you enter after 6.30pm there's no charge
Brian
wrote:
>Joan McGalliard schrieb:
>
>> > If its still unpaid at midnight then it goes up to 80UKP (or
>> > 40 if you pay within 14 days)
>>
>> That's just language. It means that it's 40UKP, and goes up to 80UKP
>> after 14 days.
>>
>> They could just as well have said "the congestion charges is 80UKP/day
>> (or 5UKP is you pay before 10pm)"
>What happens if you enter 10:01 p.m.?
>Regards, ULF
If you enter after 6.30pm there's no charge
Brian
Feb 17th 2003 | 7:15 am
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In article , Rallystuff
writes
>Today starts a 5 UK pound fee....
>How will they collect that on rental cars?
>I am not 100% sure how it works but I think you have to register your car
>number and a CC card , cameras read your car number......
>but will rental car companies be exempted (I doubt it)
>anyone know for sure ?
Read all about it here:
http://www.cclondon.com
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congokid
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http://congokid.com
writes
>Today starts a 5 UK pound fee....
>How will they collect that on rental cars?
>I am not 100% sure how it works but I think you have to register your car
>number and a CC card , cameras read your car number......
>but will rental car companies be exempted (I doubt it)
>anyone know for sure ?
Read all about it here:
http://www.cclondon.com
--
congokid
Eating out in London? Read my tips...
http://congokid.com
Feb 18th 2003 | 3:45 am
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On 17 Feb 2003 07:38:47 GMT, [email protected] (Rallystuff) wrote:
>Today starts a 5 UK pound fee....
>How will they collect that on rental cars?
>I am not 100% sure how it works but I think you have to register your car
>number and a CC card , cameras read your car number......
>but will rental car companies be exempted (I doubt it)
Rental companies are not exempt.
Avis locations inside the congestion charging zone will add £5 to the
first day rental to cover the congestion charge.
I suspect policies will vary - check when you get a quote or hire.
Cheers,
Jason.
--
School of Law
Birkbeck College
University of London
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>Today starts a 5 UK pound fee....
>How will they collect that on rental cars?
>I am not 100% sure how it works but I think you have to register your car
>number and a CC card , cameras read your car number......
>but will rental car companies be exempted (I doubt it)
Rental companies are not exempt.
Avis locations inside the congestion charging zone will add £5 to the
first day rental to cover the congestion charge.
I suspect policies will vary - check when you get a quote or hire.
Cheers,
Jason.
--
School of Law
Birkbeck College
University of London
--
Feb 18th 2003 | 7:59 am
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congokid schrieb:
>
> In article , Rallystuff
> writes
> >Today starts a 5 UK pound fee....
> >
> >How will they collect that on rental cars?
> >
> >I am not 100% sure how it works but I think you have to register your car
> >number and a CC card , cameras read your car number......
> >
> >but will rental car companies be exempted (I doubt it)
> >
> >anyone know for sure ?
>
> Read all about it here:
> http://www.cclondon.com
> --
> congokid
> Eating out in London? Read my tips...
> http://congokid.com
I was curious to know what happened if I drove my german-registered car
through the streets of london, so I wrote
and asked.
Sure enough, I got a reply, which I'd like to share with you.
Dear Sir/Madam
Thank you for your recent enquiry.
The charge applies to vehicles parked or driven on public roads in the
charging zone during charging hours.
If your vehicle is in the congestion charging zone between 7am and
6.30pm, fixed and mobile cameras both around the
boundary and within the charging zone will identify your vehicle
registration number and automatically check whether you
have paid.
Signs in and around the congestion charging zone will make it clear
exactly where the zone starts and finishes. They will be
clearly recognisable with the congestion charging "C" symbol.
There will be signs from approximately 10 miles out on key routes as
drivers approach the charging zone, and as they get
closer. All charging zone entry and exit points will be clearly marked.
If you have any questions, please contact us on 0845 900 1234 or visit
our web site www.cclondon.com.
Thank you for contacting Transport for London.
Yours sincerely
MAGGI CORBY
Customer Services Manager
So there we are.
Tom
>
> In article , Rallystuff
> writes
> >Today starts a 5 UK pound fee....
> >
> >How will they collect that on rental cars?
> >
> >I am not 100% sure how it works but I think you have to register your car
> >number and a CC card , cameras read your car number......
> >
> >but will rental car companies be exempted (I doubt it)
> >
> >anyone know for sure ?
>
> Read all about it here:
> http://www.cclondon.com
> --
> congokid
> Eating out in London? Read my tips...
> http://congokid.com
I was curious to know what happened if I drove my german-registered car
through the streets of london, so I wrote
and asked.
Sure enough, I got a reply, which I'd like to share with you.
Dear Sir/Madam
Thank you for your recent enquiry.
The charge applies to vehicles parked or driven on public roads in the
charging zone during charging hours.
If your vehicle is in the congestion charging zone between 7am and
6.30pm, fixed and mobile cameras both around the
boundary and within the charging zone will identify your vehicle
registration number and automatically check whether you
have paid.
Signs in and around the congestion charging zone will make it clear
exactly where the zone starts and finishes. They will be
clearly recognisable with the congestion charging "C" symbol.
There will be signs from approximately 10 miles out on key routes as
drivers approach the charging zone, and as they get
closer. All charging zone entry and exit points will be clearly marked.
If you have any questions, please contact us on 0845 900 1234 or visit
our web site www.cclondon.com.
Thank you for contacting Transport for London.
Yours sincerely
MAGGI CORBY
Customer Services Manager
So there we are.
Tom
