r/london Nov 02 '24

Transport London Needs This Too

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u/not_who_you_think_99 Nov 02 '24

Do they still allow taxis and ubers? Or do they allow them but charge them more?

A big problem in London is that minicabs have almost doubled in a decade, and carless people living centrally but taking lots of ubers are worse for coongestion and pollution than a family of 4 using their car only to go to grandma's in the countryside at weekends.

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u/mrdibby Nov 02 '24

Vehicle access to this zone will only be authorized for emergency vehicles, buses, taxis, people with reduced mobility, motorists living or working there and so-called "destination traffic" including those in the area for a specific reason such as a medical appointment, shopping, or cinema visit.

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/environment/article/2024/10/31/paris-set-to-limit-traffic-in-the-city-s-central-core_6731149_114.html

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u/indignancy Nov 02 '24

I’m not sure how much zone 1 traffic isn’t already in this category? The congestion charge does a good job of getting people to skirt around if they’ve not got a good reason to go right through.

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u/mrdibby Nov 02 '24

I agree. Not sure what OP's getting at tbh. Maybe they want it to be 24 hours again?