C-charge activists planning gridlock

Dozens of protesters are threatening to bring gridlock to central London in a demonstration against congestion charge extension.

They aim to paralyse key roads between Kensington and Westminster on Saturday with a convoy of 80 slow-moving cars.

Members of West London Residents Association (WLRA) will drive to Parliament Square, then head to areas such as Hammersmith and Fulham that will form part of the proposed western extension to the zone.

"We are very angry Ken Livingstone is refusing to listen to Londoners, who are strongly opposed to this extension," said WLRA member Natalie Cutler. "This is one way we can get him to take notice."

The association plans to include vans and a funeral hearse to highlight fears any extension will also damage trade.

Business group London First has also called on the Mayor to look at alternative ways to tackle congestion. But the Mayor has said he still wants to double the size of the zone.