Ok I haven't had a good moan for at leats 45 mins so here goes.....[
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I know that on a day to day basis the propesed manchester congestion charge won't affect many people on here but what are your thoughts? if any?.
I work in the city every day and will pass the propesed congestion toll area at least twice a day, now before I start my employer will foot the bill BUT...... thats not the point. In Manchester every billboard advert, every newspaper advert and every radio advert is aimed at current public transport users and non drivers as there are more of them. They use things like "bring in congestion charging will fix my bus prices" "the congestion charge won't effect me" "I travel after 9am so im not effected".
Doesn't that stink a bit? Pretty soon I will already be paying £450 for the joy of using the road why should I pay more?, why should the motorist yet again be taxed? bringing a car into the city already costs enough in parking fees. If the government can simply magic up billions to fund greedy over ambitious bankers, surely it can find a little more to improve public transport without toll charges to pay for it all. Even if the new system takes 20 years to pay for itself.
Oh I also use the Runcorn bridge and thanks to a new crossing planned by 2015 (I think) both bridges will also be tolled. Hmmmm [*-)]
Those who know me will understand my rant. and quite possibly correct all my points I just thought id start a new thread for peoples opinions etc.
I know that on a day to day basis the propesed manchester congestion charge won't affect many people on here but what are your thoughts? if any?.
I work in the city every day and will pass the propesed congestion toll area at least twice a day, now before I start my employer will foot the bill BUT...... thats not the point. In Manchester every billboard advert, every newspaper advert and every radio advert is aimed at current public transport users and non drivers as there are more of them. They use things like "bring in congestion charging will fix my bus prices" "the congestion charge won't effect me" "I travel after 9am so im not effected".
Doesn't that stink a bit? Pretty soon I will already be paying £450 for the joy of using the road why should I pay more?, why should the motorist yet again be taxed? bringing a car into the city already costs enough in parking fees. If the government can simply magic up billions to fund greedy over ambitious bankers, surely it can find a little more to improve public transport without toll charges to pay for it all. Even if the new system takes 20 years to pay for itself.
Oh I also use the Runcorn bridge and thanks to a new crossing planned by 2015 (I think) both bridges will also be tolled. Hmmmm [*-)]
Those who know me will understand my rant. and quite possibly correct all my points I just thought id start a new thread for peoples opinions etc.