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Anger at Oyster cards 'rip-off' as millions hit for not 'touchingout'
On 2011\07\03 08:19, Roland Perry wrote:
I didn't realise the "toll" period at Dartford was over. I remember when it was owned by the two county councils, and the money they took didn't even pay off the interest for building the tunnels. Maybe it should have been a bridge from the beginning if it's taken that much money so quickly! But that's provided a useful definition, and as the Congestion Charge is for roads which were built and paid for in some cases generations ago, it seems to take it out of the "toll" category. Indeed, as the money is supposed to go towards public transport, they aren't even claiming it's to pay for the roads. (Yes, I know some public transport uses the roads). When you consider what the traffic jams are like when the tube is on strike, spending the congestion charge on public transport is every bit as logical as spending the Dartford toll money on paying off the debt from building the crossing. |
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