Motorists face fee to drive in capital

MOTORISTS may have to pay up to drive in Dublin city unless the gridlock is broken in the capital, Transport Minister Seamus Brennan warned yesterday.

The cost threat comes in the wake of London Mayor Ken Livingstone’s plan to slap a stg£5 each charge every week day on cars driving into the centre of Britain’s capital from next year. The charge will apply between 7am and 7pm.

Mr Brennan said his first focus was to invest in roads and get more people to use public transport.