papers tomorrow Coalition roads motorways and trunk roads to be leased+tolls
18-03-2012, 23:33
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papers tomorrow Coalition roads motorways and trunk roads to be leased+tolls
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The media full headlines main frontpage will be on this madcap idea.
Roads will be leased under new scheme
http://twitpic.com/8y7n00
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Can it get any more stupid are we see bunch loonies in charge. How far they going to go before they completely destroy this country.
Talk about attacking everyone at same time to disarray the people so the looney policies get in.
No doubt all these roads will have tolls to avoid them would take a week to get from 1 end country to the other.
So now we have it they want NHS for privailage they want now OUR roads to.
The implecations this stupidiest policy is FOOD would SKY ROCKET. I can only imagine how much this would cost motorists/lorries/buses and business.
Welcome to the looney world of our coalition I now think they on wrecking spree.
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18-03-2012, 23:50
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Re: papers tomorrow Coalition roads motorways and trunk roads to be leased+tolls
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Welcome to the looney world of our coalition I now think they on wrecking spree.
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If you actually read the stories you have linked to you would realise that this will only apply to new roads or motorways built not existing ones ,so if you don't want to pay the toll use a non tolled road ,it's quite clear in the Daily Mail link you supplied
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18-03-2012, 23:52
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Re: papers tomorrow Coalition roads motorways and trunk roads to be leased+tolls
I sometimes wonder whether Dave has a mental illness but people are just too polite to question it.
anyway. should be fun. don't know which one though. Dave being dragged out of the house screaming, or the big rebellion.
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18-03-2012, 23:54
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Re: papers tomorrow Coalition roads motorways and trunk roads to be leased+tolls
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I sometimes wonder whether Dave has a mental illness but people are just too polite to question it.
anyway. should be fun. don't know which one though. Dave being dragged out of the house screaming, or the big rebellion.
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What's wrong with the idea ?,we already have toll roads and tunnels in the UK so what's wrong with building a few more ,the system works well in France and other countries
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19-03-2012, 00:13
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Re: papers tomorrow Coalition roads motorways and trunk roads to be leased+tolls
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If you actually read the stories you have linked to you would realise that this will only apply to new roads or motorways built not existing ones ,so if you don't want to pay the toll use a non tolled road ,it's quite clear in the Daily Mail link you supplied
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nope some of those paper headlines what you can see in the write up stateting that roads are going to be leased.
Reputable ones said it would be leased the guardian saying roads will be leased. So did the financial times.
http://live-news.sky.com/Event/Break..._Sky_News_team
There seems to be two policies one which will create some new roads from private sector. Another reported by the other papers to lease existing road stock.
Either way its madness expect our lories transporting vital FOOD to pay more.
Lets wait till carnage comes along tomorrow.
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What's wrong with the idea ?,we already have toll roads and tunnels in the UK so what's wrong with building a few more ,the system works well in France and other countries
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They going to lease the stock toll it net result EVERYTHING GOES UPPPPP. Its not just new roads which will be tolled there getting rid existing road network to private hands.
There people now struggling financially they cant afford things going up. We goto try make the country cheaper to live by reducing value housing. driving prices down. All we seeing is policies which will make this country living standards skyrocket. We cant afford another housing boom we cant afford food to go up.
Dear britian going to get alot dearer very soon if this hairbrained idea shoved through.
Wake up martyh open your eyes.
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19-03-2012, 00:19
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Re: papers tomorrow Coalition roads motorways and trunk roads to be leased+tolls
Nearly every extra day you've been alive the cost of living your life has gone up. in a few weeks you might not have enough money left to buy food in order to keep you alive to pay the cost of everyday life.
they didn't think of that one, did they?
It's easy to say to avoid the extra toll lane. but I don't think it will be that simple.
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19-03-2012, 00:20
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Re: papers tomorrow Coalition roads motorways and trunk roads to be leased+tolls
a) It's just this at the moment.
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Treasury and Department for Transport are to carry out a feasibility study looking
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b)No extra cost for users for existing roads.
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If the road companies met the targets they would receive a proportion of the vehicle excise duty, which currently all goes to the Treasury.
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c) Although
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There will be no tolls on the existing road network. But if the road companies create new capacity – by adding lanes to existing roads or building new roads altogether – then they would be entitled to charge for their use.
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19-03-2012, 00:22
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Re: papers tomorrow Coalition roads motorways and trunk roads to be leased+tolls
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They going to lease the stock toll it net result EVERYTHING GOES UPPPPP. Its not just new roads which will be tolled there getting rid existing road network to private hands.
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Try reading the articles first.
From The Times.
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Companies would be prevented from levying tolls on existing roads but would be able to introduce them for new roads or for additional lanes.
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19-03-2012, 08:22
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Build new roads and charging the already overcharge motorist will just make them use the small roads.
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19-03-2012, 08:43
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Re: papers tomorrow Coalition roads motorways and trunk roads to be leased+tolls
There are names given for groups of animals, 2 come to mind to describe our current politicians for some of the crazy ideas they come up with, they are a Parliament of owls and a congress of baboons. For sure when, not if, this so called part privatisation of our roads comes about the 2 groups describe them exactly.
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19-03-2012, 08:46
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Re: papers tomorrow Coalition roads motorways and trunk roads to be leased+tolls
Would people rather they raised taxes to pay for these new roads, and for improvements to existing roads?
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19-03-2012, 08:59
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Re: papers tomorrow Coalition roads motorways and trunk roads to be leased+tolls
This is a good idea IMO. Works well in France.
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19-03-2012, 09:12
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Re: papers tomorrow Coalition roads motorways and trunk roads to be leased+tolls
Why can't this funding come from the road fund license and the vast amount of fuel duty that is paid on petrol and diesel? as we are already the most overtaxed motorists in Europe
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19-03-2012, 09:14
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Re: papers tomorrow Coalition roads motorways and trunk roads to be leased+tolls
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Would people rather they raised taxes to pay for these new roads, and for improvements to existing roads?
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Of course not, they would sooner whinge and whine about lack of infrastructure ,the state of the roads and the lack of action from the government .Personally i think it is a very workeable idea ,it's something that should have been done years ago
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Why can't this funding come from the road fund license and the vast amount of fuel duty that is paid on petrol and diesel? as we are already the most overtaxed motorists in Europe
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It will
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19-03-2012, 09:22
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Re: papers tomorrow Coalition roads motorways and trunk roads to be leased+tolls
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Try reading the articles first.
From The Times.
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Don't hold your breath on that one will you.......
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Of course not, they would sooner whinge and whine about lack of infrastructure ,the state of the roads and the lack of action from the government .Personally i think it is a very workeable idea ,it's something that should have been done years ago
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Not to mention misrepresenting the facts to suit their agenda. I'd been wondering what Alastair Campbell and his mates had been up to lately.....
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What's wrong with the idea ?,we already have toll roads and tunnels in the UK so what's wrong with building a few more ,the system works well in France and other countries
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You don't really expect a coherent answer to that question do you?
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