reducing congestion
"Aidan Stanger" wrote in message
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Cast_Iron wrote:
"Clive George" wrote...
"Cast_Iron" wrotem...
Given the that the increased road congestion in Friday and Sunday
evenings is caused by many people going and from to their country
cottages for the weekend, isn't it time that second homes attracted
a
punative rate of council tax?
Less controversially, isn't it time that second homes attracted the
normal
(ie non-discount) rate of council tax?
ISTR they were changing the law to allow that to happen. Maybe they
could even use some of the extra revenue to build more council houses,
thus removing one of the problems that has kept this thread going for so
long...
But if I had suggested that we wouldn't have had this interesting
conversation I suspect,
IMNSHO most of this conversation has been rather dull!
unless someone wants to prove me wrong?
You have phrased the original question in such a way that plenty of
people want to prove you wrong. Unfortunately, in their haste to do so,
they have focused entirely on your objectionable method, and completly
ignored the stupidity of your purpose: Reducing congestion on
uncongested roads but having no effect on those same roads at the times
when they really are congested.
Damn, sussed!!
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