REVELLERS going into central London for New Year's Eve will this year be charged £10 for the privilege.
The last two years of celebrations have seen the capital city struggle to cope with spiraling visitor numbers, which reached in excess of 500,000 in 2013.
So, this morning, the mayor's office announced this year's fireworks display will be ticketed, with just 100,000 going on sale later this month, priced £10 per person.
Sir Edward Lister, the mayor's chief of staff, told LBC Radio this morning (Wednesday) that the money would help cover the cost of stewarding the event, and claimed they had little choice but to put a lid on the numbers coming into London on December 31.
