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P CONGESTION CHARGE
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Airport congestion charge dismissed
MOUNTING FEARS THAT truck drivers around Heathrow could face a daily congestion charge in order to pay for airport development and expansion have been dismissed by BAA.
The suggestion was that BAA wanted to introduce a E3 daily congestion charge for LGVs in order to help finance further airport expansion. However, this is not planned for Heathrow "or any BAA airport at the moment, says a spokeswoman.
She adds that if BAA did obtain permission to construct a sixth terminal and a third runway, the cost of the schemes "would be
a matter for the CAA [Civil Aviation Authority], which regulates BAAS charges".
At least two national newspapers reported that a charge was being considered, but the BAA spokeswoman says these stories were based on old discussion papers.
She adds that it was air quality control, rather than the cost of infrastructure, which had caused the possibility of a charge to be raised as part of the Heathrow consultation in November 2006.
This option, however, was dismissed by the Department for Transport as unnecessary for meeting air quality limits.