Congestion Charges

Someone decided that we had to buy tickets for Last Night of the Proms
several months back, *without* consulting the diary, else she would have
seen that it clashed with LRO.... No prizes for guessing who's fault it is
though......

Anyway, my brother has a friend who lives in Lewisham and are able to park
there, so we are driving down because the last train back to Peterborough is
before the Proms have finished, and I want to drive home and get back so
that I can at least get a day around the show.....

One problwm with this scheme thoug:, I have not been to London by car since
the congestion charges were introduced, and cannot remember how they work.

ISTR it is done by number plate recognition? Front or rear? Being a
vertically challenged individual means I find it easier to stand on the
front bumper, and last night kicked the front number plate off when I got
down, so the plate now sits in the dash, and just may end up falling into
the passenger footwell ;-) It was held on using No Nails as I did not have
any self tappers when I transferred the plates around, and never got round
to doing it properly as it was still stuck on!

Do they charge for saturdays and sundays? Like will I end up with one
charge for saturday because that is when we enter, and do we get charged
again given that we probably wont be leaving untill 1 or 2am sunday morning.

Generally I do my utmost to travel into London only when neccessary and on
the train if I can, so have never needed to look at this before!

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Simon Isaacs

Peterborough 4x4 Club Vice Chairman, Newsletter Editor and Webmaster (how
much more....)
3.5V8 100" Hybrid, now LPG converted
Part owner of 1976 S3 LWT, Fully restored, waiting on the appointment with
the nice man at the MOT station!
Suzuki SJ410 (Fiancée's) 3" lift kit fitted, body shell now restored and
mounted on chassis, waiting on a windscreen and MOT
Series 3 88" Rolling chassis...what to do next
1993 200 TDi Discovery (the Pug 106 is dead, long live the Pug)

Peterborough 4x4 Club http://www.peterborough4x4.co.uk

"Simon Isaacs" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Someone decided that we had to buy tickets for Last Night of the Proms
> several months back, *without* consulting the diary, else she would have
> seen that it clashed with LRO.... No prizes for guessing who's fault it
is
> though......
>
> Anyway, my brother has a friend who lives in Lewisham and are able to park
> there, so we are driving down because the last train back to Peterborough
is
> before the Proms have finished, and I want to drive home and get back so
> that I can at least get a day around the show.....
>
> One problwm with this scheme thoug:, I have not been to London by car
since
> the congestion charges were introduced, and cannot remember how they work.
>
> ISTR it is done by number plate recognition? Front or rear? Being a
> vertically challenged individual means I find it easier to stand on the
> front bumper, and last night kicked the front number plate off when I got
> down, so the plate now sits in the dash, and just may end up falling into
> the passenger footwell ;-) It was held on using No Nails as I did not
have
> any self tappers when I transferred the plates around, and never got round
> to doing it properly as it was still stuck on!
>
> Do they charge for saturdays and sundays? Like will I end up with one
> charge for saturday because that is when we enter, and do we get charged
> again given that we probably wont be leaving untill 1 or 2am sunday
morning.
>
> Generally I do my utmost to travel into London only when neccessary and on
> the train if I can, so have never needed to look at this before!
>
> --
> Simon Isaacs
>
> Peterborough 4x4 Club Vice Chairman, Newsletter Editor and Webmaster (how
> much more....)
> 3.5V8 100" Hybrid, now LPG converted
> Part owner of 1976 S3 LWT, Fully restored, waiting on the appointment with
> the nice man at the MOT station!
> Suzuki SJ410 (Fiancée's) 3" lift kit fitted, body shell now restored and
> mounted on chassis, waiting on a windscreen and MOT
> Series 3 88" Rolling chassis...what to do next
> 1993 200 TDi Discovery (the Pug 106 is dead, long live the Pug)
>
> Peterborough 4x4 Club http://www.peterborough4x4.co.uk
>
>
>

No charge on Sat or Sun. Lewisham is outside the zone. If you come down the
M11 and cross the river via the Blackwall tunnel to come off the A102M at
Blackheath you can then cross Blackheath on the A2 and turn left into
Lewisham avoiding the charge.

Andrew Mawson

"Andrew Mawson" <andrew@no_spam_please_mawson.org.uk> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Simon Isaacs" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Someone decided that we had to buy tickets for Last Night of the Proms
> > several months back, *without* consulting the diary, else she would have
> > seen that it clashed with LRO.... No prizes for guessing who's fault it
> is
> > though......
> >
> > Anyway, my brother has a friend who lives in Lewisham and are able to
park
> > there, so we are driving down because the last train back to
Peterborough
> is
> > before the Proms have finished, and I want to drive home and get back so
> > that I can at least get a day around the show.....
> >
> > One problwm with this scheme thoug:, I have not been to London by car
> since
> > the congestion charges were introduced, and cannot remember how they
work.
> >
<snip>
> >
> >
> >
>
> No charge on Sat or Sun. Lewisham is outside the zone. If you come down
the
> M11 and cross the river via the Blackwall tunnel to come off the A102M at
> Blackheath you can then cross Blackheath on the A2 and turn left into
> Lewisham avoiding the charge.
>
> Andrew Mawson
>
>

Great news! And that was the route given to me by the via michelin website,
which is even better!

--
Simon Isaacs

Peterborough 4x4 Club Vice Chairman, Newsletter Editor and Webmaster (how
much more....)
3.5V8 100" Hybrid, now LPG converted
Part owner of 1976 S3 LWT, Fully restored, waiting on the appointment with
the nice man at the MOT station!
Suzuki SJ410 (Fiancée's) 3" lift kit fitted, body shell now restored and
mounted on chassis, waiting on a windscreen and MOT
Series 3 88" Rolling chassis...what to do next
1993 200 TDi Discovery (the Pug 106 is dead, long live the Pug)

Peterborough 4x4 Club http://www.peterborough4x4.co.uk

Is there an optimum place to put your registration so it can't be read

My front one is tied to the radiator grille, the rear ones are in the usual
place.


--
Larry
Series 3 rust and holes




"Andrew Mawson" <andrew@no_spam_please_mawson.org.uk> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Simon Isaacs" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
> No charge on Sat or Sun. Lewisham is outside the zone. If you come down
the
> M11 and cross the river via the Blackwall tunnel to come off the A102M at
> Blackheath you can then cross Blackheath on the A2 and turn left into
> Lewisham avoiding the charge.
>
> Andrew Mawson
>
>

Larry wrote:

> Is there an optimum place to put your registration so it can't be read
>
> My front one is tied to the radiator grille, the rear ones are in the
> usual place.
>
>

On another car.

Unfortunately if your registration plate is in such a place that it can't be
read then chances are that the chaps with the yellow/green/blue/black and
white checks around their hats will want a word. Possibly with their VOSA
colleages.

As far as I can tell the system is predominantly rear plate recognition, so
you might be able to get away with sticking it under a substantial
overhang, but I doubt it.

P.
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http://www.geekstuff.tv/Landies/

Don't forget either 7 or 9 seats and above are exempt from the charge.
Treated as minibus, you need to apply for exemtion. I applied in the first
few days and they were too busy but now they should be able to handle the
applications.

Hirsty's wrote:

> Don't forget either 7 or 9 seats and above are exempt from the charge.
> Treated as minibus, you need to apply for exemtion. I applied in the first
> few days and they were too busy but now they should be able to handle the
> applications.

7 Seats and above? Hmm. I may start taking my Disco into London rather than
the "day car"

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Do check, I canot remember if it is 7 or 9. All you need to do is look up
the CC website and follow from there.


"Paul S. Brown" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hirsty's wrote:
>
> > Don't forget either 7 or 9 seats and above are exempt from the charge.
> > Treated as minibus, you need to apply for exemtion. I applied in the
first
> > few days and they were too busy but now they should be able to handle
the
> > applications.
>
> 7 Seats and above? Hmm. I may start taking my Disco into London rather
than
> the "day car"
>
> P.
> --
> The email address above is real.
>
> http://www.geekstuff.tv/Landies/

On Tue, 07 Sep 2004 21:20:37 GMT, "Hirsty's" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Do check, I canot remember if it is 7 or 9. All you need to do is look up
>the CC website and follow from there.

Surely it won't be 7. Red Ken has a passionate hatred of SUV/4WD-type
vehicles and many of them have 7 seats. Imagine the uproar if it was
discovered that these planet-destroying gas-guzzlers, with only the
driver in them, were exempt from the congestion charge?

Ha ha! I would wet myself laughing!

Judith

Bugger, shall have to get the spray on mud out won't I.

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Larry
Series 3 rust and holes

"Paul S. Brown" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Larry wrote:
> > On another car.
>
> Unfortunately if your registration plate is in such a place that it can't
be
> read then chances are that the chaps with the yellow/green/blue/black and
> white checks around their hats will want a word. Possibly with their VOSA
> colleages.
>
> As far as I can tell the system is predominantly rear plate recognition,
so
> you might be able to get away with sticking it under a substantial
> overhang, but I doubt it.
>
> P.
> --
> The email address above is real.
>
> http://www.geekstuff.tv/Landies/

Hey I will still pass even as my camper conversion I will have 9 seats


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Larry
Series 3 rust and holes

"Hirsty's" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:S5p%c.315$0%[email protected]...
> Don't forget either 7 or 9 seats and above are exempt from the charge.
> Treated as minibus, you need to apply for exemtion. I applied in the first
> few days and they were too busy but now they should be able to handle the
> applications.
>
>

Judith wrote:

> On Tue, 07 Sep 2004 21:20:37 GMT, "Hirsty's" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>Do check, I canot remember if it is 7 or 9. All you need to do is look up
>>the CC website and follow from there.
>
> Surely it won't be 7. Red Ken has a passionate hatred of SUV/4WD-type
> vehicles and many of them have 7 seats. Imagine the uproar if it was
> discovered that these planet-destroying gas-guzzlers, with only the
> driver in them, were exempt from the congestion charge?
>
> Ha ha! I would wet myself laughing!
>
> Judith

It's 9. Time to bolt a couple of bench seats to the roofrack.

Or get a 130 and *really* feck him off.

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On or around Tue, 7 Sep 2004 22:25:01 +0100, "Larry" <[email protected]>
enlightened us thusly:

>Hey I will still pass even as my camper conversion I will have 9 seats

's got to be more than 9 seats, mind. 9 passenger seats up to 16 is a
minibus.

Now if I were to fix the old bench seats on the roofrack ?????


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Series 3 rust and holes

"Austin Shackles" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On or around Tue, 7 Sep 2004 22:25:01 +0100, "Larry"
<[email protected]>
> enlightened us thusly:
>
> 's got to be more than 9 seats, mind. 9 passenger seats up to 16 is a
> minibus.

On or around Wed, 8 Sep 2004 18:39:31 +0100, "Larry" <[email protected]>
enlightened us thusly:

>Now if I were to fix the old bench seats on the roofrack ?????

hehe. you could always extend the back body like that one in ennzed.

On Wed, 8 Sep 2004 18:39:31 +0100, "Larry" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Now if I were to fix the old bench seats on the roofrack ?????

Paint it red and charge Japanese tourists £10 for a ride on your
open-top double decker...

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