London Congestion Charge and CCTV

Congestion Charge and CCTV

Did you know you have to pay to drive into central London? Yep, you sure do, and if you don't you get fined something like 200 dollars ..and a word of advice to my fellow angelenos: no, you can't get away with it.
You see, in London, everything is recorded..yes, CCTV..and no, this isn't an oppressive fascist government..honest to goodness practically every street in London is recorded and if you drive into central London without paying the £8 (which is $16 under the current exchange rate of 2 bucks to 1 pound, yeah, it sucks for us) you get fined. There is no toll booth or barriers entering into London, you just pay either online, phone, mail, text from mobile or at select stores and gas stations and CCTV records all the registration numbers on every single car, van and truck in central London..yes delivery companies have to pay too, tho at a lower group cost.
The congestion charge was devised to discourage the use of private cars, reduce congestion, and provide investment in public transport.
Do you think this would work for downtown Los Angeles? Or how about Glendale Galleria during Christmas season? Would businesses pass on the higher costs to us in regards to delivery costs and stuff? Would you pay more than $9.99 for a medium pizza delivered?