Editing London congestion charge (section)

=== Boundary ===
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The current congestion charge zone covers the area within the [[London Inner Ring Road]] which includes both the [[City of London]], which is the main financial district, and also the [[West End of London|West End]], which is London's primary commercial and entertainment centre.<ref name="What it is">{{cite news |title=Congestion Charging: in London – What it is |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/uk/03/congestion_charge/exemptions_guide/html/what.stm |publisher=BBC News |year=2003 |access-date=26 May 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412122132/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/uk/03/congestion_charge/exemptions_guide/html/what.stm |archive-date=12 April 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> Although primarily a commercial area, there are also 136,000 residents, out of a total [[Greater London]] population of almost 9,000,000. There is little heavy industry within the zone.

Starting at the northernmost point and moving clockwise, the major roads defining the boundary are [[Pentonville Road]], [[City Road]], [[Old Street]], [[Commercial Street, London|Commercial Street]], [[Mansell Street (London)|Mansell Street]], [[Tower Bridge Road]], [[New Kent Road]], [[Elephant and Castle]], [[Kennington Lane]], [[Vauxhall Bridge Road]], [[Park Lane (road)|Park Lane]], [[Edgware Road]], [[Marylebone Road]] and [[Euston Road]] (other roads fill the small gaps between these roads). Signs were erected and symbols painted on the road to help drivers recognise the congestion charge area.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cclondon.com/signsandsymbol.shtml |title=Signs and Symbols |publisher=[[Transport for London]]|access-date=27 May 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071216092319/http://www.cclondon.com/signsandsymbol.shtml |archive-date=16 December 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The Western Extension, introduced in February 2007 and removed on 4 January 2011, included areas surrounded by the following roads starting from the north-westernmost point: Scrubs Lane, Harrow Road, Westway (part of the A40), Park Lane, Vauxhall Bridge Road, Grosvenor Road, Chelsea Embankment, Earl's Court Road and part of the West Cross Route (A3320), but the Westway itself was not part of the zone.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tfl.gov.uk/cdn/static/cms/documents/appendices-to-the-report-to-the-mayor.pdf |title=Congestion Charge Western Extension Consultation |publisher=Transport for London |date=1 September 2008 |access-date=12 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412130149/http://www.tfl.gov.uk/cdn/static/cms/documents/appendices-to-the-report-to-the-mayor.pdf |archive-date=12 April 2015 |url-status=live}}''See page 6: Map of the Congestion Charging zone''</ref>

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