London congestion charge to surge 30% next month after huge TfL bailout
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mirror.co.ukDriving in London will cost 30% more from next month, under the terms of the Government's £1.6 billion bailout of Transport for London.
With passenger fares falling by 90% as Londoners stayed home and tourists stayed away during the coronavirus lockdown, TfL was forced to go to the Government for a bailout to keep running.
But the terms of the deal mean anyone driving to - or through - London will see their costs rise. The congestion charge will rise from £11.50 a day to £15 from 22 June, City Hall said.
It will also operate from 7am to 10pm, seven days a week, instead of just weekdays. Mayor Sadiq Khan accused the Department for Transport (DfT) of "making ordinary Londoners pay the cost for doing the right thing on Covid-19".
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