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congestion charge

congestion charge noun: a charge made on the vehicles of road users who enter a designated zone where traffic congestion can occur, in order to discourage this congestion, typically in the centre of a large city.

congestion charge: a charge made on the vehicles of road users who enter a designated zone where traffic congestion...
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Noun

congestion charge (plural congestion charges)

  1. A charge made on the vehicles of road users who enter a designated zone where traffic congestion can occur, in order to discourage this congestion, typically in the centre of a large city.
    • In a paper published for an emergency finance committee meeting on May 12, TfL says it costs around £600 million a month to run its network, but that income has fallen by 90% since the lockdown began. As well as a decline in public transport revenue, London's congestion charge has been suspended to...2020 May 20, Andrew Roden, “Transport for London fears £3.2bn funding gap”, in Rail, page 8

Forms of congestion charge

pluralcongestion charges

Questions about congestion charge

What does congestion charge mean?
Congestion charge means a charge made on the vehicles of road users who enter a designated zone where traffic congestion can occur, in order to discourage this congestion, typically in the centre of a large city.
What part of speech is congestion charge?
Congestion charge is a noun.
What is the plural of congestion charge?
The plural of congestion charge is congestion charges.

Words near congestion charge in the dictionary

  1. congester
  2. congesters
  3. congestible
  4. congesting
  5. congestion
  6. congestion charge
  7. congestion charges
  8. congestion charging
  9. congestion pricing
  10. congestional
  11. congestions

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