•Despite dire predictions for the scheme before itslaunch, the toll has improved the problem ofcongestion in London:
–By 2004, a year after the launch of the scheme, traffichad been cut by 18%, and delays were down 30%.
–London’s bus service had improved dramatically:29,000 more people were using the service.
–Trains/tubes had seen a 10% increase in passengers.
–Quality of life in the city had been improved.
–75% of Londoners now support the scheme.
•Some of the previously-stated aims of road pricingand the London CC have been achieved.