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by tlocke 352 days ago
The least well-off don't have cars at all, but suffer from their ill-effects the most. So the least well-off benefit the most from congestion pricing.
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Those "least well-off" that happen to live in the zone, which is less and less each year due to gentrification
People outside the zone benefit too -- from the tax revenue, the reduced pollution, and every time they visit.
Public transport in London is world class. Most people don’t even drive into London, let alone inside the congestion zone. And this was true even long before the congestion zone was created.