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Congestion costs london housholds 697 per year
9 September 1997
A Friends of the Earth analysis of BT data shows that traffic congestion in London costs the average London houshold £675 per year [1]. That is over £280 per Londoner per year.
All in all, traffic congestion costs the capital almost £2 billion annually.
Roger Higman, Senior Transport Campaigner at Friends of the Earth said:
“Congestion is hitting every Londoner where it hurts - in their wallet. That is why every Londoner will gain if the Road Traffic Reduction (UK Targets) Bill gets passed. That is why we want every Londoner to come to the Fuming Mad rally on September 27th.” [2]
ENDS
NOTE TO EDITORS:
[1] BT has estimated that traffic congestion costs London £37 million per week (BT Media Information “How 1p in every £ goes up in traffic jam smoke” 25 June 1997).That is £1,924,000,000 annually.
In 1996, it was estimated there were 6,794,000 people in London, in 2,848,000 housholds.
[2] Friends of the Earth, with the Green Party and Plaid Cymru, is supporting Cynog Dafis's Road Traffic Reduction (UK Targets) Bill which would require the Government to draw up and implement plans to reduce traffic levels by 10% by 2010.
The Fuming Mad rally, in support of the Road Traffic Reduction (UK Targets) Bill,takes place on Saturday 27 September, from 2pm, in Trafalgar Square. It is being supported by Friends of the Earth, the Green Party, Plaid Cymru, the Townswomen's Guilds, the National Asthma Campaign, and the National Federation of Women's Institutes.
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