First up, the Congestion Charge. Remember when you could just… drive through central London for free? Yeah, I don’t either. That’s because it’s been around since 2003.
Think of it as a “please don’t bring your car here, seriously” tax. If you do roll into the zone between 7 AM and 6 PM on weekdays, you’re coughing up £15 a day. Every day. It’s like paying a bouncer to let you into a club that’s already too loud and smells like diesel.
How do you even pay it?
You can pay online, by app, or by phone. Or, you know, you can forget. And that’s when the fun begins. The fine? £180 (reduced to £90 if you pay within 14 days). That’s not a "whoopsie." That’s a financial pothole.
And the cameras? Oh, they’re everywhere. They read your license plate like a hawk reading a menu. “Ah yes, the Nissan Micra from 2008. That’ll be £15, plus your dignity.”
