Editing London congestion charge (section)

=== 2020 ===
In 2020, the congestion charge was suspended from 23 March to 18 May in order to facilitate travel around the city for critical workers during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in London|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/coronavirus-transport-london-congestion-charge-suspended-ulez-lez-a9418356.html|title=TfL suspends congestion charge, ULEZ and LEZ amid coronavirus outbreak|date=2020-03-23|website=The Independent|language=en|access-date=2020-03-26}}</ref><ref name="covidincrease" /> NHS and care workers are exempt from the charge.<ref name="covidincrease" />

The congestion charge became controversial again with the proposed expansion of the charge to the [[Greater London]] area. Critics cite the charge's failure to reduce congestion,<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/oct/24/why-the-row-over-congestion-charge-expansion-could-tear-london-apart |title=Why the row over congestion charge expansion could tear London apart |author=Gwyn Topham |date=October 24, 2020 |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=August 16, 2021}}</ref> and see the charge as a tax on those living close to London.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2021/08/14/sadiq-khan-pushes-congestion-charge-expansion-plan/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2021/08/14/sadiq-khan-pushes-congestion-charge-expansion-plan/ |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Sadiq Khan pushes on with congestion charge expansion plan |author=Oliver Gill |date=August 14, 2021 |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] |access-date=August 16, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

On the 22 June 2020 temporary measures were  introduced under the terms of Transport for London's £1.6bn rescue package from the government resulting in charge rises to £15 a day and being extended from 5 to 7 days a week.<ref>{{citation |url=https://news.sky.com/story/london-congestion-charge-rises-to-15-a-day-seven-days-a-week-12012275 |title=London congestion charge rises to £15 a day and extends to 7 days a week |author=Oliver Gill |date= June 22, 2020  }}{{cbignore}}</ref>