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PostPosted: Thu May 24, 2007 2:45 am    Post subject: Ban the Congesting charge Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Thu May 24, 2007 5:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

OK, as a citizen of the UK who pays road tax (well the wife does) (but with my money) I am slightly peeved at having to pay more to use certain roads.

On the other hand I don't have a big problem with road charging as long as the road tax is scrapped.

Nearly every other European country has some form of road charging, and people seem quite happy to pay that (even Brits).

It's worse for HGV's etc they pay a huge amount to travel abroad.

What do visitors to our green and pleasant land pay? Nada, zilch, zero.

And to be honest I think our motorways are in far better condition than say France, I'm not talking about the motorway network, I mean the actual condition of the road, and at least you can fit something wider than a moped on our hard shoulders!

So I think we should either bring in a road toll system in the UK that EVERYONE pays or we should be exempt from paying foreign tolls.

Yea right, thats gonna happen Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: Thu May 24, 2007 7:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

1. The Government didn't introduce congestion charging. It was the Mayor of London.

2. Classy, your wife doesn't pay road tax, she pays vehicle excise duty.

Those points notwithstanding, I agree with both of you in general terms.
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PostPosted: Thu May 24, 2007 8:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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2. Classy, your wife doesn't pay road tax, she pays vehicle excise duty.



Same song, different tune Smile

I stand corrected Wink
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PostPosted: Thu May 24, 2007 6:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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And to be honest I think our motorways are in far better condition than say France, I'm not talking about the motorway network, I mean the actual condition of the road, and at least you can fit something wider than a moped on our hard shoulders!
It's not often I disagree with you classy56 but apart from the A25 down to Lille which has a rough bumpy surface, I've found all the others I've travelled on to be superior to the majority of ours. (If you're going to Lille use the A26, there is a toll but the few quid is worth it. It adds about 10 minutes to the journey).

It's not often you see broken down cars on their hard shoulders, unless it has a GB plate, and if you spot the odd old Renault car or van, apparently broken down, there's a good chance it's the Gendarmes waiting to get a picture. :P
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PostPosted: Thu May 24, 2007 9:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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And to be honest I think our motorways are in far better condition than say France, I'm not talking about the motorway network, I mean the actual condition of the road, and at least you can fit something wider than a moped on our hard shoulders!
It's not often I disagree with you classy56 but apart from the A25 down to Lille which has a rough bumpy surface, I've found all the others I've travelled on to be superior to the majority of ours. (If you're going to Lille use the A26, there is a toll but the few quid is worth it. It adds about 10 minutes to the journey).

It's not often you see broken down cars on their hard shoulders, unless it has a GB plate, and if you spot the odd old Renault car or van, apparently broken down, there's a good chance it's the Gendarmes waiting to get a picture. :P


Fair comment Wink but when you come across a motor half on the hard shoulder and half on the inside lane with no lights in the dead of night, trust me the noise your nether regions make is nothing short of a symphony Laughing Laughing
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PostPosted: Thu May 24, 2007 10:34 pm    Post subject: Re: Ban the Congesting charge Reply with quote

Stargate2006 wrote:
Hi all everybody's Smile

Anyone's interested to ban this congesting charge of this silly government rattle on and on of never learn many peoples problem life to work and back home cost life, where the extra moneys come from eh to do this. Twisted Evil

Also the bus don't have 24/7 work a year do they. Embarassed

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PostPosted: Thu May 24, 2007 11:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Thu May 24, 2007 11:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Thu May 24, 2007 11:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well, I'll try, but I have to be honest - I don't expect to reach the age of 118.
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PostPosted: Fri May 25, 2007 12:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Fri May 25, 2007 8:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Stargrate wrote:
...sony blue-ray disc of 2millionGB dvd disc eh...

Wow. I'll take a dozen. Smile
Hang on! I thought those blue ray things were only 50Gb.

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...Get rid of Ken the old Mayor of London...

Yer. Lets strap him to a rocket! :D
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PostPosted: Fri May 25, 2007 12:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Well classy56, until you are retirement out of work, you won't able to afford a road chargeing then, so you have to go on your push bike then. 8)


If any of the above quote made sense I would probably disagree 8O
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PostPosted: Fri May 25, 2007 12:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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If any of the above quote made sense I would probably disagree


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