Re: Congestion Charge
I will personally do anything and everything I can to avoid this ridiculous extra tax on me and my motoring habits. OK, so I don't drive into town at any of those times for work, I start at 0700hrs on earlies, 1200hrs on afternoons and 2100hrs for nights, but this will mean I get hit going home as I have to cross the M60 barrier. As Amanda said, I use a bike year round to avoid causing and being caught in jams and so we should get a paid to use our bikes! After all, by not using it and taking the car, I am actively incresing congestion.
All this will do is massively increse congestion on the minor roads not covered by the cameras. People will "rat run" through estates, so to prevent this, who wants to bet that the local councils will spend a fortune putting up new signage to force us through the tills, sorry, congestion charging points.
If bikes are to be included, transponder, agent or whatever (face, bovvered) then I will be disgusted.
There. That's better. Now off to Hawkshead fora day trip for Mrs Bluepete's birthday.
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