Road Pricing - The response

[Luckypants]

Originally Posted by timwilky

I could not find a response. So I looked in the deleted items folder. Yup my computer thinks the same of the response as me and garbaged it.

Class!

Originally Posted by Triumphumphumph

I don't think we can be simply dimissive of this issue because we don't like Tony Blair and don't wish to shell out for a solution.

I don't think people are dismissive of this because they don't wish to shell out for a solution - I think people are dismissive of this because

1) We already shell out for a solution - we're already subject to outrageous levels of taxation, and to claim transport isn't being upgraded because of a lack of funds is laughable.
2) When trasportation hasn't been upgraded, or is otherwise isn't an option for alot of people then they'll undersandably get upset if they're peanalised for using the only method of transport available to them.

[fizzwheel]

Public transport is a joke. It costs less to run my bike to get to work than it would do to get the bus and it would take me twice as long to get to work and I'd also be late. Whats the point...

Until the fix stuff like that people particularly in rural areas are just not going to use public transport.

Trouble is how much of our road tax, fuel tax etc is actually spent on road upkeep and public transport. Is it spent where its meant to go or is it spent on filling up the coffers of the treasury to be spent on other stuff.

My reply from no. 10, ended with "love, hugs and kisses, Cherie xxx".

He can be a right spiteful sod, that Tony Blair.

Originally Posted by timwilky

my computer thinks.........

This has me more worried than road pricing



I'm not against the principal of road pricing provided that there are lots of caveats.

However, I'd prefer to see the abolition of road tax and a revenue neutral increase put on the price of fuel to compensate. Those who drive/pollute more will pay more.

I just don't trust 'em to keep it revenue neutral.......in the same way that I'm deeply cynical about these tracking devices. I'm not having my lawful, legitimate movements about the country tracked by anyone

I wasn't exactly overjoyed when i scrolled down the response and discovered that Dr.Stephen Ladyman is in charge of the roads.

Having met and debated with said individual at my boarding school in Kent a few years ago, i am not filled with hope for the future! To be perfectly honest he was a bit of a plank....which only furthered my belief that anyone can be an MP.

Instead of replying to him, i would suggest putting on a blindfold and playing with an etch a' sketch would be a more worthwhile investment in ones time

And to condense all that clap trap to one sentence

"I don't care what you say, bend over 'cos I'm still going to screw you"

[Viney]

This could mean that those who use their car less, or can travel at less congested times, in less congested areas, for example in rural areas, would benefit from lower motoring costs overall. Those who travel longer distances at peak times and in more congested areas would pay more.

So the people that work in the heart of the city and earn the tax for the government to spend on loopy systems pay more than the country bumpkins that choose to live in the middle of nowhere? Thats fair.

Its not my fault that i have to be in work at the start of the working day, and i dont see why i should pay for that privalage.

Oh well, what toady said!

[timwilky]

Originally Posted by Viney

So the people that work in the heart of the city and earn the tax for the government to spend on loopy systems pay more than the country bumpkins that choose to live in the middle of nowhere? Thats fair.

Its not my fault that i have to be in work at the start of the working day, and i dont see why i should pay for that privalage.

Oh well, what toady said!

The problem is Mr V, that the chances are that you may have an alternative in the cities. Us country bumpkins are stuck with buses that only run between 9am and 9pm. Or in my parents case 1 bus in the morning and one in the evening market days only.

What does not help is when companies relocate to sites where there is not public transport.

It would be a retregrade step to charge for motorway use as everone would return to the back roads the motorways were built to relieve.

Then again 90% of my motorway stuff, is business travel and the company would pay and recharge to our custoemers who in turn recharge to their customers. So guess what, use plebs are charged again for the b ig cost users. somebody pass me the KY. looks like we are to be screwed