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Yes, been on the cards a long while . I actually find this kind of charge acceptable as it is ‘pay as you use’ .Orient_Man_And_Boy wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 7:22 am Hands-in-pockets time again, folks.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-66923782
The ULEZ is ‘you can pollute if you pay to pollute’.
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I had no idea another tunnel under the Thames was being built, but if it, and Blackwall Tunnel are both going to cost to cross, then with Dartford crossing also tolled, it means there will be in practical terms no way of crossing north to south of the Thames, without having to pay.
What happens if Khan is voted out next May? Maybe the charges wont happen then?
What happens if Khan is voted out next May? Maybe the charges wont happen then?
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I may be wrong but weren’t these tunnels built with tax payers money? Be charging you to walk on the pavement next. This country has no nuts, we don’t stand up to these people, don’t think the French would stand for it?
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Once again its political games. Tories will starve tfl of funds so it has to introduce charges like this.ComeOnYouOs wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 9:41 am I had no idea another tunnel under the Thames was being built, but if it, and Blackwall Tunnel are both going to cost to cross, then with Dartford crossing also tolled, it means there will be in practical terms no way of crossing north to south of the Thames, without having to pay.
What happens if Khan is voted out next May? Maybe the charges wont happen then?
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One of the popular things the SNP did in Scotland was to abolish tolls on the Erskine, Forth and Skye Bridges.
Psychologically for me it was closure as I always deeply resented paying a toll to get over the Erskine Bridge on my frequent trips to the hielans.
Psychologically for me it was closure as I always deeply resented paying a toll to get over the Erskine Bridge on my frequent trips to the hielans.
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Don’t they toll their motorways?Monkey Boy wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 9:53 am I may be wrong but weren’t these tunnels built with tax payers money? Be charging you to walk on the pavement next. This country has no nuts, we don’t stand up to these people, don’t think the French would stand for it?
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French pay tolls on their roadsMonkey Boy wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 9:53 am I may be wrong but weren’t these tunnels built with tax payers money? Be charging you to walk on the pavement next. This country has no nuts, we don’t stand up to these people, don’t think the French would stand for it?
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Are you allowed to cycle through the BW tunnel and will you be allowed to on the new Silvertown one ?
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Yes, on their motorways . I had to go through two or three toll gates while driving across France .Joe315 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 11:29 amFrench pay tolls on their roadsMonkey Boy wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 9:53 am I may be wrong but weren’t these tunnels built with tax payers money? Be charging you to walk on the pavement next. This country has no nuts, we don’t stand up to these people, don’t think the French would stand for it?
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Only if you want to die . You would need to have the brains of a carrot or credibly brave to try that .Ron Waffle wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 11:54 am Are you allowed to cycle through the BW tunnel and will you be allowed to on the new Silvertown one ?
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I take it you’ve done it then.RedDwarf 1881 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 12:00 pmOnly if you want to die . You would need to have the brains of a carrot .Ron Waffle wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 11:54 am Are you allowed to cycle through the BW tunnel and will you be allowed to on the new Silvertown one ?
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Is this a way of bringing in funds, or a gradual pissing us all off, to end cars on Britain's roads?
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We live in hopeComeOnYouOs wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 9:41 am I had no idea another tunnel under the Thames was being built, but if it, and Blackwall Tunnel are both going to cost to cross, then with Dartford crossing also tolled, it means there will be in practical terms no way of crossing north to south of the Thames, without having to pay.
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Unless Corbyn runs and splits the left vote, it isn't happening. The Tory candidate is a complete nutter and a no mark to boot.ComeOnYouOs wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 9:41 am I had no idea another tunnel under the Thames was being built, but if it, and Blackwall Tunnel are both going to cost to cross, then with Dartford crossing also tolled, it means there will be in practical terms no way of crossing north to south of the Thames, without having to pay.
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Boom- tish !!FrankOFile wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 12:19 pmI take it you’ve done it then.RedDwarf 1881 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 12:00 pmOnly if you want to die . You would need to have the brains of a carrot .Ron Waffle wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 11:54 am Are you allowed to cycle through the BW tunnel and will you be allowed to on the new Silvertown one ?
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No , it’s classic Labour doing what it does best . Shooting itself in the foot.ComeOnYouOs wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 1:34 pm Is this a way of bringing in funds, or a gradual pissing us all off, to end cars on Britain's roads?
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But we’re they built by private companies or were they built using tax payers money, the Blackwell tunnel was built by using tax payers money so why should tax payers have to pay for something they have already contributed to?Joe315 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 11:29 amFrench pay tolls on their roadsMonkey Boy wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 9:53 am I may be wrong but weren’t these tunnels built with tax payers money? Be charging you to walk on the pavement next. This country has no nuts, we don’t stand up to these people, don’t think the French would stand for it?
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Paid for by government , some decentralised around 2005.Monkey Boy wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 1:58 pmBut we’re they built by private companies or were they built using tax payers money, the Blackwell tunnel was built by using tax payers money so why should tax payers have to pay for something they have already contributed to?Joe315 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 11:29 amFrench pay tolls on their roadsMonkey Boy wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 9:53 am I may be wrong but weren’t these tunnels built with tax payers money? Be charging you to walk on the pavement next. This country has no nuts, we don’t stand up to these people, don’t think the French would stand for it?
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So in other words there paying for something they’ve theoretically already paid for like the Blackwell tunnel?Joe315 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 2:30 pmPaid for by government , some decentralised around 2005.Monkey Boy wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 1:58 pmBut we’re they built by private companies or were they built using tax payers money, the Blackwell tunnel was built by using tax payers money so why should tax payers have to pay for something they have already contributed to?
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No , govt gets paid back.Monkey Boy wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 2:48 pmSo in other words there paying for something they’ve theoretically already paid for like the Blackwell tunnel?Joe315 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 2:30 pmPaid for by government , some decentralised around 2005.Monkey Boy wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 1:58 pm
But we’re they built by private companies or were they built using tax payers money, the Blackwell tunnel was built by using tax payers money so why should tax payers have to pay for something they have already contributed to?
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"Split the vote" what an arrogant and amusing concept.Mistadobalina wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 1:45 pmUnless Corbyn runs and splits the left vote, it isn't happening. The Tory candidate is a complete nutter and a no mark to boot.ComeOnYouOs wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 9:41 am I had no idea another tunnel under the Thames was being built, but if it, and Blackwall Tunnel are both going to cost to cross, then with Dartford crossing also tolled, it means there will be in practical terms no way of crossing north to south of the Thames, without having to pay.
What happens if Khan is voted out next May? Maybe the charges wont happen then?
Jerry should stand. As the only Left candidate he would win.