The City of London has a responsibility
to ensure that its highways are as safe as possible for pedestrians
and all road users, to minimise congestion and to encourage
motorists to behave considerately. To help meet these
responsibilities the City of London has a dedicated
Road Safety Unit, provides
six car parks and 890
on-street parking bays. The limited on-street parking is
intended for short visits and is not designed for longer
stays.
The City effectively but fairly enforces
parking and traffic regulations.
Congestion charging
For information on this scheme, including
how to apply for exemption, visit the congestion charge website or tel
0845 900 1234.
Traffic regulations
From 4 September 2006 The City of London began to enforce a
number of
traffic regulations previously enforced by the Police.
The aim of this is to increase safety and reduce congestion whilst
freeing up Police resources for other important work.
The
enforcement will be via remote CCTV which is already used
for parking and bus lane contraventions. The registered keeper of
the vehicle will be sent the penalty notice through the post.
The penalty charge is reduced by 50% if payment is received within
14 days of the date the penalty charge notice is served.
After 14 days the amount will revert to the full charge.
There are online
appeals and payment facilities on this site.