Petition · past parliament

Keyworkers should be exempt from the London Congestion Charge.

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Keyworkers who are have and have been vital during the pandmic. They should not have to pay the london congestion charge to be able to drive to and from work (Which has been more beneficial during social distancing).

Keyworkers have been working selflessly to help others.
Many keyworkers within healthcare work shifts, 0730 to 20:00 or 1930 to 0800, the new extensions would exclude the possibility of driving to work on a day shift. The roads are not "congested" during those hours. Please consider excempting keyworkers as a thank you.

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.

You can petition the London Assembly directly: https://www.london.gov.uk/about-us/london-assembly/petitions
You could start a petition calling on the Government to reimburse people, or particular groups of people, for the cost of the congestion charge, if that is what you want to happen.

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You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/

You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.

Find out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/

Timeline

15 May 2020 Petition opened for signatures
5 Jun 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 5 Jun 2020

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