ABSTRACT
This postscript has outlined recent urban road pricing policy developments in the United Kingdom. It describes the anticipated scheme in London and the slow progress being made elsewhere in the United Kingdom, which is in part waiting for the outcomes of the London experience. The postscript undertakes a simple analysis of some of the evidence from London, using the sociological method for investigating acceptability explained in this book. It establishes the relevance of the grounded theory of acceptability for interpreting acceptability issues in London and notes additional arguments that were not used in the Cambridge and Edinburgh case studies. During the design and development of London congestion charging there have been many debates over its acceptability, which has produced a wealth of evidence. The mayor is nominally independent of the main political parties, which gives freedom from following national party political guidance, which would lead to a more tentative approach, as witnessed in local authorities outside London.
