Monday, May 30, 2011

London Mayor to Whack President Obama�s Motorcade with the Congestion Charge


Unless you�ve been living under a rock for the past week or so, you�d have seen that hi-larious [sic] video of one of the Barack-mobiles getting stuck on a ramp outside the U.S. Embassy in Ireland. The U.S. President�s eight ton, �Beasts� are monsters of cars, built to withstand bullets, bombs and probably reporters� shoes (yes, I went there).

In a cute footnote to this story, notorious car-hater environmentally-conscious London Mayor Boris Johnson is considering levying a congestion charge on each car in President Obama�s motorcade, the cost of which would be �10 (US$16) per vehicle. A spokeswoman has stated that they will not be paying the charges if billed.

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