ont-family:"Cambria","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">In 2007 a
congestion pricing
scheme was implemented, the
Controlled Vehicular Access
system, in order to reduce long-term
parking stays and traffic while promoting business in the city.
An
AN PR-based
automated system takes photos of vehicles as they enter and exit the charging
zone and vehicle owners are billed according to the duration of their stay.
Various exemptions and flexible billing rules make the system the next
evolutionary step of systems like the
London
congestion charge
programme. Main
differences from the London system include ex post invoicing (with financial
incentives/penalties for early/late payment), prepayments not day-specific,
hourly instead of daily rates, a maximum daily charge (8 hours), free dashes
(free if duration under 30 minutes), defined free access periods for delivery
and service vehicles.
Valletta is served by
a fleet of electric taxis which transport riders from 10 points in Valletta to
any destination within the city
