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Scrap Congestion Charge and Ulez during coronary pandemic

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

Scrap congestion charge and ulez for everyone to enable people to commute via their own vehicles or taxis such as Uber to minimise exposure to the coronavirus
This is to help businesses and employees to continue work to reduce disruption to the economy.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

We can't accept your petition because the issue you raise is not the responsibility of the Government or Parliament. This is the responsibility of the London Assembly.

Since you started this petition, TfL has suspended road charging schemes: https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press-releases/2020/march/tfl-suspends-all-road-user-charging-schemes-to-help-critical-workers?intcmp=62502

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

www.gov.uk/coronavirus

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

Timeline

17 Mar 2020 Petition opened for signatures
27 Mar 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 27 Mar 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.