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London Congestion Charge jumps 15% to £11.50 a day

London Congestion Charge jumps 15% to £11.50 a day – and even a normal Prius must pay We all moaned when the London Congestion Charge zone was put in place in 2003 and we had to pay £5 a day to drive in London during the day on weekdays. But it’s gone up a bit since then. By 2011, it was costing twice as much – £10 a day – for the dubious privilege of driving in London, but having resisted the temptation of putting the price up for the last three years, Transport for London has announced it will be charging 15 per cent more from 7am on 16 June 2014 for your daily commute – that’s a whopping £11.50.

Aston Martin V12 Zagato: Zig arrives at the Nurburgring

The AML V12 Zagato arrives at the Nurburgring. We knew that the Aston Martin V12 Zagato – which recently took Vill d’Este by storm – was heading for the Nurburgring to stretch its muscles. What we didn’t know was that it would turn up in a fetching shade of Kermit green, complete with enormous wing and rear diffuser.

Citroen C1 gets a facelift for 2012 too

2012 Citroen C1 Facelift Citroen has given the C1 a facelift for 2012 to match the one given to the Peugeot 107, with better economy and emissions and cosmetic tweaks. The 2012 Citroen C1 Facelift pretty much follows the same pattern as sister PSA sibling the 2012 Peugeot 107, with tweaks to improve emissions and economy and some cosmetic updates to keep things fresh. The updates to the C1′s 3-cylinder 1.0 litre ptrol engine has resulted in economy improving to 65.7mpg and emissions dropping below the magic 100g/km (yep, they are a very unsurprising 99g/km.