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The '''Durham City congestion charge''' was the first [[congestion pricing|congestion charge]] to be introduced in the [[UK]] in October 2002.<ref name="countypress">{{cite news |
The '''Durham City congestion charge''' was the first [[congestion pricing|congestion charge]] to be introduced in the [[UK]] in October 2002.<ref name="countypress">{{cite news|first= |last= |coauthors= |title=Country’s First Congestion Charge is a Year Old Tomorrow |date=2003-09-30 |publisher= |url=http://www.durham.gov.uk/durhamcc/pressrel.nsf/vweb/0E6AAA7F1E29973880256DB1002FFB5B?opendocument |work=Durham County Council |pages= |accessdate=2007-04-27 |language= |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071007090419/http://www.durham.gov.uk/durhamcc/pressrel.nsf/vweb/0E6AAA7F1E29973880256DB1002FFB5B?opendocument |archivedate=2007-10-07 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Local welcome for congestion charge | date=2002-10-01 | publisher= | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2289692.stm | work =BBC | pages = | accessdate = 2007-04-27 | language = }}</ref> |
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Durham County Council introduced the toll for drivers using 1,000-year-old Saddler Street in the city centre which stands on [[The Bailey|the peninsula]] above the River Wear.<ref name="guard">{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Durham toll cuts traffic by 90% | date=2003-01-02 | publisher= | url =https://www.theguardian.com/congestion/story/0,,870167,00.html | work =The Guardian | pages = | accessdate = 2007-04-27 | language = }}</ref> This is the only public access road leading to the [[World Heritage Site]] of [[Durham Cathedral]] and [[Durham Castle]].<ref name="countypress"/> It was mainly introduced to reduce traffic flow using the road.<ref name="countypress"/> |
Durham County Council introduced the toll for drivers using 1,000-year-old Saddler Street in the city centre which stands on [[The Bailey|the peninsula]] above the River Wear.<ref name="guard">{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Durham toll cuts traffic by 90% | date=2003-01-02 | publisher= | url =https://www.theguardian.com/congestion/story/0,,870167,00.html | work =The Guardian | pages = | accessdate = 2007-04-27 | language = }}</ref> This is the only public access road leading to the [[World Heritage Site]] of [[Durham Cathedral]] and [[Durham Castle]].<ref name="countypress"/> It was mainly introduced to reduce traffic flow using the road.<ref name="countypress"/> |
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The Durham City congestion charge was the first congestion charge to be introduced in the UK in October 2002.[1][2]
Durham County Council introduced the toll for drivers using 1,000-year-old Saddler Street in the city centre which stands on the peninsula above the River Wear.[3] This is the only public access road leading to the World Heritage Site of Durham Cathedral and Durham Castle.[1] It was mainly introduced to reduce traffic flow using the road.[1]
Prior to the introduction of the congestion charge around 3000 vehicles used the road on a daily basis.[1] The narrow street, built centuries ago to cater for nothing bigger than a horse and cart, is used by up to 17,000 pedestrians a day, and, according to Durham County Council a "conflict between the two was causing traffic congestion, environmental problems and road safety hazards, as well as detracting from the experience of the World Heritage Site".[1] A year after the charge had been introduced, figures showed vehicle activity using the road fell by 85%.[1] Until 2011, traffic was controlled by a rising bollard in the road, which was monitored by CCTV and linked to an intercom system.[3]
It was reported in late April 2007 that since October 2002, the retractable bollard has been responsible for "300 instances of car damage".[4] According to Durham County Council, "the vast majority are very, very minor, resulting in damage such as a bent number plate."[4]
On 22 January 2011, The Northern Echo reported that Durham County Council was consulting on replacing the bollard with an automatic number plate recognition system.[5] As part of works on Saddler Street in the summer of 2011 the charge was temporally suspended and a new ANPR system installed, the system was reinstated on 25 July but the Charge was not enforced until 29 August to allow for the registration of exempt vehicles.[6]
See also
- Congestion pricing
- London congestion charge
- Motoring taxation in the United Kingdom
- Manchester congestion charge
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Country's First Congestion Charge is a Year Old Tomorrow". Durham County Council. 2003-09-30. Archived from the original on 2007-10-07. Retrieved 2007-04-27.
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- ^ "Tackling traffic in Durham". Durham County Council. Retrieved 16 September 2012.