From: Adrian on
Lady Nina <spamtrap2(a)ntlworld.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like
they were saying:

> On the Edgeware road heading down to marble arch there was a short
> section with C on the road - should I check if I've strayed into the
> charging zone?

Was it in a turning-off-in-a-minute lane? The Edgeware Road itself is not
in the CC zone - but the roads on either side are, and the turn-lanes
will warn you you're about to enter.

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/roadusers/congestioncharge/whereandwhen/assets/
DetailMapECCZ.pdf

> I take it I just put my registration number in somewhere and they tell
> me?

Would it were so simple?

No, there's no way of telling if you've been "caught in". You have a
choice, pay-in-case or hope.
From: Lady Nina on
On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:31:44 +0000, Paul Corfield
<aooy65(a)dsl.pipex.com> wrote:

>>This was a brilliant route, thank you.
>
>Glad it worked. How long did it take out of curiosity?

Roughly an hour and a half, think I set off about 10.30 and was there
around midday. I had Leonard Cohen on the CD player to soothe me
through the traffic but it was actually fine, just had to be careful
to sit at 30mph. I was flashed going through Chigwell (blimey the bit
where my friend's parents live is posh, apparently Alan Sugar is 400
yards down the road) and sure enough Essex police had a camera van
just ahead. I gave them a cheery wave.

>>On the Edgeware road heading down to marble arch there was a short
>>section with C on the road - should I check if I've strayed into the
>>charging zone? I take it I just put my registration number in
>>somewhere and they tell me?
>
>Edgware Rd I assume!?

Techno was involved, extra Es come as standard with that lot.

> If you stayed on the road itself and did not
>turn off it then you'll be fine.

I did indeed.

>The C mark was probably indicating that
>you would enter the zone if you remained in what was probably a filter
>lane for a right or left turn. Check if you want to but I'm not aware
>that any part of that bit of Edgware Road is in the CC Zone.

I'll chance it as there's not an easy way of checking. How much is the
penalty anyway?
--
Lady Nina
From: Lady Nina on
On 27 Nov 2009 19:38:41 GMT, Adrian <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote:

>Lady Nina <spamtrap2(a)ntlworld.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like
>they were saying:
>
>> On the Edgeware road heading down to marble arch there was a short
>> section with C on the road - should I check if I've strayed into the
>> charging zone?
>
>Was it in a turning-off-in-a-minute lane?

Could have been, I just saw the C and thought, oh bollocks.

>The Edgeware Road itself is not
>in the CC zone - but the roads on either side are, and the turn-lanes
>will warn you you're about to enter.
>
>http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/roadusers/congestioncharge/whereandwhen/assets/
>DetailMapECCZ.pdf
>
>> I take it I just put my registration number in somewhere and they tell
>> me?
>
>Would it were so simple?

Surely it could be, if they wanted.
>
>No, there's no way of telling if you've been "caught in". You have a
>choice, pay-in-case or hope.

Hope is the one thing we've got on our side, hope can be salvaged when
all else has died.
--
Lady Nina
From: Adrian on
Lady Nina <spamtrap2(a)ntlworld.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like
they were saying:

> How much is the penalty anyway?

£120, or £60 if you pay in 14 days...