Will congestion charging in London work?

The main aim of congestion charging is to reduce traffic in central London thus reducing congestion. Predictions suggest traffic in the charging zone will be reduced by around 15%, reducing queues by up to 25%. Currently over 130,000 vehicles travel into the planned congestion charging zone per day. This would be cut by 20,000 people transferring from their cars to public transport - 5,000 to the tube and rail and 15,000 to buses. All of these people will be accommodated with …

…journeys into the centre of London will surely be re-scheduled to times when the congestion charge is not enforced, thus reducing congestion during peak hours. I feel the new congestion charge can do nothing but reduce traffic in central London and help improve the transportation system, yet these may not become evident for a few years to come. It is a necessary step to reduce traffic in London and a welcome one in my eyes.