The latest news on London’s congestion charges came from a statement released by Ken Livingstone after a meeting in City Hall.

Mr Livingston agreed that as with most things, public transport has been impacted because of the recession which is why he claims he planned ahead ‘to ensure London’s transport system had large financial reserves to cope with such a situation.’

However, he slated Mayor Boris Johnson who he claimed had ‘run down the reserves with gimmicks and commitments to throw away income’. Along with many other people, Ken Livingston is not a fan of the fare increases planned for January 2010, which he claims are in response to the hole that has been left in the transport budget for London.

In September 2009, City Hall was awash with shouts and cries from MPs which was described as ‘chaos’ over the debate of the planned abolition of the congestion charge in the western zone of London being postponed due to a symptom of incompetence.

Ken Livingstone claims that those who are driving eco-unfriendly vehicles that guzzle gas are being ‘let off’ on the planned increases on C-charge of £25, due to the Mayor’s decision which does nothing for environmental factors. Additionally, Boris Johnson’s plan to make the congestion zone half the size that it currently is would mean that London will lose £55 – £70 million a year, says Ken Livingstone.

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