Stockholm introduces congestion charge for motorists 05-01-2006 Starting from 3 January 2006 Swedish motorists have to pay a charge to take
their vehicles into the centre of Stockholm on weekdays. A journey to the inner
city of the Swedish capital costs between €1.00 and €2.00, depending on the time
of day. Charging starts each weekday at 06:30 hrs and end at 18:30 hrs. There
will be no charge for driving into the city in the evening and during the night
and weekend.
The charge has been introduced mainly to relieve the chronic congestion on
the roads into the city. Approximately one-fifth of commuters are expected to
leave their cars at home and commute by bus or train from now on.
Referendum
The congestion charge is provisionally a trial that will last until July 31,
2006. On September 17 the 750,000 inhabitants of Stockholm will be able to vote
in a referendum on whether to continue the charge. In recent opinion polls
two-thirds of the city’s population said they were against the congestion
charge.
More than 160 cameras automatically record every vehicle that drives into and
out of the city centre. An important point for tourists is that all vehicles
with a foreign registration plate are exempted from the congestion charge.
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