Congestion Countdown Neighbours Go to War Over Congestion Charge

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THREE of Edinburgh's neighbouring councils will today launch a legal challenge to try to stop the city's congestion charging scheme in its tracks.

However, no judgment is expected by the end of the initial two- day hearing tomorrow, so the case could overshadow next week's tolls referendum. Four days have been allocated for the hearing to continue, starting from 15 March.

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Congestion Countdown Neighbours Go to War Over Congestion Charge

Fife, Midlothian and West Lothian councils will urge a Court of Session judge to throw out the scheme, claiming it contains a series of defects, most significantly the "unfairness" of a partial exemption for residents of rural west Edinburgh.

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