CONGESTION charging could spread to 35 major cities and local authorities if it succeeds in London.

Capita, the company managing the London scheme, has revealed annual charges for motorists could reach £1 billion as tolls are introduced throughout the UK. Areas expressing interest in congestion charging are:

  • Bath and north east Somerset
  • Bristol
  • Cambridgeshire
  • Cheshire
  • Cumbria
  • Derby
  • Derbyshire
  • Greater Manchester (10 authorities)
  • Hampshire
  • Isle of Wight
  • Leeds
  • Leicester
  • Milton Keynes
  • Nottingham
  • Reading
  • South Gloucestershire
  • Southampton
  • Staffordshire
  • Surrey
  • Warwickshire
  • West Midlands authorities (Birmingham, Dudley, Sandwell, Wolverhampton)
  • York