Man in a Shed: We are silly to put up with this

Saturday, July 31, 2010

We are silly to put up with this

Having spent a good 45 mins in a queue on the M25 waiting for the Dartford tunnel the idea that this was just a bit Silly cross MiaS's mind, as it was pounded with demands for are we there yet Dad and my tummy hurts...

I have an idea - call it silly if you like - when the queue at Dartford is longer than 10 mins the bridge tolls should just be opened and people allowed to drive through for free.

That would provide an incentive for the bridge company to stop wasting decades of the lives of its ~~victims~~ customers queuing up to be relieved of £1.50.

Don't get me started ion how the English subsidised Scottish govt decided English tax payers should fund its bridges and the last Labour govt descided to sell English motorist into toll slavery by selling of English only assets to fund its Celtic heartlands....

4 comments:

Mark Wadsworth said...: Exactly. The principle that drivers pay for the bridge and tunnel is sound in itself, but the collection costs (i.e. the queuing times) are about ten times as high as the money they collect, so the whole thing is futile.

I vaguely remember the Tories saying that they wanted to collect more money this way...; 11:21 am
RichieP said...: Agree completely re Dartford crossing but please note not all the celtic fringe benefit from subsidy: it costs £5.50 for a car to enter Wales via the Severn crossing, so don't give me any bleeding hearts about £1.50. It's all bollocks and should be done away with.; 2:33 pm
Welshcakes Limoncello said...: I think you have a good idea there.; 6:10 pm
Nick2 said...: Good idea - at least whilst the Dartford Crossing is owned by the Highways Agency. Doubt that any buyer would wish to be so generous...; 8:05 pm

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