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  1. The Math is Interesting by serutan · · Score: 2 · on Cameras in UK for Toll Enforcement

    Whenever I read about another complex taxation scheme, I like to work out some numbers. Kind of like asking a charity how much of your contribution actually does the good you have in mind, vs hiring more people to annoy you with phone calls.

    Transport for London, the gov't agency responsible for the fee plan, says on their website that about 250,000 people drive into the designated area daily. Their plan is to reduce this traffic by 10-15% and generate "up to" L130 million for public transit.

    Okay, if traffic drops 15%, that leaves 212,500 commuters paying the L5/day fee. With about 250 working days/year this should bring in 212,500 * L5 * 250 = L265,625,000 in revenue per year. Nice chunk of change, my dad would say. That's if everybody just pays the L5 and not the L120 fine for cheating.

    So they have to take in more than L260 million to end up with L130 million in usable cash? That means every L5 fee costs more than L2.50 to collect. Is this a worthwhile way to collect taxes?

  2. More info about the area covered, technology, etc. by Observer · · Score: 3, Interesting · on Cameras in UK for Toll Enforcement
    See the Transport for London website, in particular the Congestion Charging page.

    Points:

    • Area within innermost ring road.
    • Cameras within zone as well as on entries/ exits.
    • Reckoned to give 90% capture rate within the zone. (Hmmmm)
  3. More info about the area covered, technology, etc. by Observer · · Score: 3, Interesting · on Cameras in UK for Toll Enforcement
    See the Transport for London website, in particular the Congestion Charging page.

    Points:

    • Area within innermost ring road.
    • Cameras within zone as well as on entries/ exits.
    • Reckoned to give 90% capture rate within the zone. (Hmmmm)
  4. Re:Less of the terrorism nonsense by Ed_Moyse · · Score: 1 · on Cameras in UK for Toll Enforcement
    I agree that the tube can't cope but there are alternatives though. For instance London has got an extra 1200 buses from April 2000 to May 2002 (see tfl website here). That's a LOT of extra buses!

    Currently, using a bus in the daytime is a nightmare - for instance the 295 from Clapham Junction to Ladbrooke Grove takes 30-45mins at night, and well up to 2 hours in the daytime! Less traffic and buses would be usable (the 295 isn't the best example, since its route is outside the controlled zone, but it's the bus I know)

    Personally I'd cycle through London if there was less traffic - as it is I've done it twice and I'll never do it again. It's incredibly dangerous!