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End Of New Year's Day Severn Bridges Toll Rise
Some good news to start the year off !
http:// www.bbc .co.uk/ news/uk -wales- south-e ast-wal es-4253 0557
Not before time.
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Not before time.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Webbo.....the Tories have scrapped nothing.
If you study the original legislation, you will see that the companies had a 30 year "concession" to raise money, unless the money could be raised in less time. That 30 years is up this year.
Later this year, the ownership of both bridges, will revert back to Highways England.
This charge has acted as a extra tax on entering Wales.....there is no charge in the other direction, and it has been grossly unfair since its inception.
Good riddance.
If you study the original legislation, you will see that the companies had a 30 year "concession" to raise money, unless the money could be raised in less time. That 30 years is up this year.
Later this year, the ownership of both bridges, will revert back to Highways England.
This charge has acted as a extra tax on entering Wales.....there is no charge in the other direction, and it has been grossly unfair since its inception.
Good riddance.
Bob.........in exactly the same way that the Government collects all the other monies that it does from all motorists.
....from the Road Fund Tax, and the exorbitant taxes and charges that it levies on fuel.
Although I am not a fan of ant Tolls, if it were to go back to something reasonable, like 50p, I wouldn't really have too much of a problem, But £6:70 per car is extracting the urine.
....from the Road Fund Tax, and the exorbitant taxes and charges that it levies on fuel.
Although I am not a fan of ant Tolls, if it were to go back to something reasonable, like 50p, I wouldn't really have too much of a problem, But £6:70 per car is extracting the urine.
//If you study the original legislation, you will see that the companies had a 30 year "concession" to raise money, unless the money could be raised in less time. That 30 years is up this year. //
the Severn Bridges Act 1992, section 5 provided for the secretary of state (or his agent) to levy tolls until the power to do so expires, 35 years after "the appointed day". that would be some years from now.
the bridges revert to public ownership when Severn River Crossings plc have paid the DfT the amount prescribed by the act; this will happen this year, but the debt has accumulated to the point where £88M will still be outstanding, and this still needs to be funded by tolls. this has required separate legislation, http:// www.leg islatio n.gov.u k/uksi/ 2017/12 01/note /made which had the full backing of the Weslsh Assembly.
the Severn Bridges Act 1992, section 5 provided for the secretary of state (or his agent) to levy tolls until the power to do so expires, 35 years after "the appointed day". that would be some years from now.
the bridges revert to public ownership when Severn River Crossings plc have paid the DfT the amount prescribed by the act; this will happen this year, but the debt has accumulated to the point where £88M will still be outstanding, and this still needs to be funded by tolls. this has required separate legislation, http://
Doesn't make it right. The government should fund highways for the public using public money. To the best of my knowledge we don't have weird arrangements to fund the high street, or the A road, with legislation about it being paid off. Other parts of our infrastructure, such as bridges and tunnels, should be the same.
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