I wish Mayor Daley would fall in love with London as much as he did with Paris; I would so love if the Loop was voided of automobiles so that all the Parisian wrought iron could be appreciated.
French Join U.S. Résistance Over London Traffic Charge
Diplomats from several countries are refusing to pay the congestion charge, calling it a tax from which they should be exempt.Ever since the London authorities imposed a charge to drive into the city center in 2003, the United States Embassy has stood as a beacon of automotive defiance, refusing to pay what its diplomats call a tax from which they should be exempt.
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The charge for entering the zone is roughly $15 a day during working hours Monday through Friday, and the London model, presented by officials as a way to relieve congestion, has inspired some other European capitals, notably Stockholm, to follow suit.
