[wooger]

And in our other cities it's still way cheaper (and socially acceptable) to drive in from the suburbs and park.

There are car parks literally 200m from the centre of Birmingham where you can park all day for less than 10 pounds, and cheaper still nearby.

Things are starting to change (oddly during COVID) by addition of bus gates, but they're making very slow progress. We've already delayed and diluted our congestion charge multiple times.