Remove Congestion Charge and ULEZ during COVID-19 crisis

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Amid the current COVID crisis, self employed workers suffer the most as no statutory pay is in place, including PCO and chauffeur drivers. They have to pay Congestion Charge and ULEZ daily. I urge for a suspension of these charges as work is scarce and paying these charges is unfair at this time.

They are self employed and are already suffering the greatest damage to earnings amid this crisis. Work is minimal as people are encouraged to follow self-isolation procedures. Drivers are out all day with no jobs and still have to pay fines. If statutory pay does not apply to self-employed drivers, the least that can be done is to suspend charges.

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
2 Apr 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 2 Apr 2020

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