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Old October 8th 12, 03:20 PM posted to uk.transport.london,uk.rec.driving
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On Mon, 08 Oct 2012 16:10:37 +0100
JNugent wrote:
It *ought* to have reverted to Essex and Kent, and those counties should be
able to either abolish the tolls, or set the charges and use the proceeds to
offset council tax.


Given how councils use any excuse to collect fines these days, I doubt they'd
get rid of the tolls so we wouldn't be any better off if it was in council
hands. Like most politicians they wouldn't see the big picture of how the
queues and tolls affects the wider economy.

B2003