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.

Noun
congestion charge (plural congestion charges)
- 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
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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.
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