[lbo-talk] London congestion charge

[James Heartfield]

Wojtek writes:
"It is hard to argue that most people do not respond to prices and be taken 
seriously."

but in the UK people pay 63 pence tax on a 95 pence litre of gasoline, and 
still miles travelled increase annually without let up. What's more, despite 
slapping a daily eight pound charge on inner London road users, the impact 
on inner London road use is minimal.

The truth is that for those for whom motoring is a necessity, the cost is a 
secondary consideration unless it becomes wholly prohibitive. Increased 
taxes or charges just get factored in, and once normalised forgotten.