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More than 60% of Londoners believe that congestion on the capital's roads has increased in the last two years, according to new research.
In the poll issued by pressure group London First, 63% of the respondents said that traffic jams are worse than they were two years ago, while three quarters believe that London will be even more congested by 2020.
Additionally, 37% of the 1016 Londoners surveyed said they favoured charging for access to roads when they are busy, though 35% of the respondents were against this notion.
Figures from Transport for London's 2015 Travel in London, Report 8 publication show that vehicle traffic volumes decreased in central London by 21.3% between 2000 and 2014, despite congestion increasing.
In central London in 2000, 1.3 billion vehicle kilometers were covered, compared with 1.0 billion vehicle kilometers in 2014.
"London has a congestion problem that is only going to get worse until we move to a next-generation [road] charging system," said David Lean, infrastructure director at London First.
"A geographically wider 'pay as you go' approach would target traffic bottlenecks where and when they actually happen and give road users far stronger encouragement to avoid the busiest roads at the busiest times of day. It would also help clean up London's air," he added.
In a letter to City Hall this week, the lobby group is calling for five major transport changes, which it claims could improve congestion in the city: