Abolition of bridge tolls today - in SCOTLAND!

[Viper_Larry]

Today is the last day that tolls will be charged on bridges in Scotland:

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2008/01/3...

So why does this sort of thing never happen in England? We have the Dartford bridge, bought and paid for countless times, but still they charge, still causing congestion and emmisions.

[Vipers]

Dont know?, do you pay each way for the tunnel, or just one way, as we did on he Forth Bridge, god forbid you have the bloody queus down there like the Forth Bridge, murder......

[75_Steve]

What annoys me is paying 5 pound fking thirty to come home several times a week.

Edited by 75_Steve on Sunday 10th February 16:33

[Saddle bum]

The Dartford bridge and most others in England still have tolls to support the abolition of tolls in scotland.

Transport is a devolved issue to scotland. In England it comes under the British Parliament.

[Shaquille Alsaud]

Nice. Of course the money will have to come from somewhere as it did with the abolition of tuition fees.

That 'somewhere' is always England.

[matchmaker]

Shaquille Alsaud said:

Nice. Of course the money will have to come from somewhere as it did with the abolition of tuition fees.

That 'somewhere' is always England.

Here we go.................

[Hooli]

great news for scotland, if only it'd carry over to down here.

[GetCarter]

It's crap up here - stay away.

[Vipers]

Saddle bum said:

The Dartford bridge and most others in England still have tolls to support the abolition of tolls in scotland.

So tolls in England come into force tomorrow then?

[Andrew[MG]]

Shaquille Alsaud said:

Nice. Of course the money will have to come from somewhere as it did with the abolition of tuition fees.

That 'somewhere' is always England.

Aww, we feel so sorry for you...

[robstvr]

Oh, please. Surely the bridge tolls in England are paying for our education and health systems, too.

In fact, i think my free milk at school when I was a kid had "Courtesy of Humberside drivers" written on the side.

Sheesh.

[The Tea Boy]

Vipers said:

Saddle bum said:

The Dartford bridge and most others in England still have tolls to support the abolition of tolls in scotland.

So tolls in England come into force tomorrow then?

[Racingdude009]

Hooli said:

great news for scotland, if only it'd carry over to down here.

Mind you of course the money that would have gained from the Tolls will now come out of General Taxation.

[Saddle bum]

Things can only get better. It has been suggested scotland mades a bid to move the border 20 miles south and take control of Berwick.

MacClick

[Leithen]

Racingdude009 said:

Hooli said:

great news for scotland, if only it'd carry over to down here.

Mind you of course the money that would have gained from the Tolls will now come out of General Taxation.

Well spotted. The argument put forward for scrapping the tolls, was that it was unfair on the residents of Fife and surrounding areas to have to pay to get back from Edinburgh.

Now residents of Aberdeen, Glasgow , John O'Groats etc can feel happy that they are paying for said Fifers' return journeys.

What you save, someone else loses. Whoopeee.

[Mr_B]

I asked my local MP why the toll was still in place at the Dartford bridge, despite the goverment stating years back the toll would stop when they had funds for future maintainence,which was reached 5 years ago I think. His reply was that the department of ing up roads thought that keeping a toll would reduce traffic.... I didn't even bother with a reply.

Edited by Mr_B on Sunday 10th February 20:58

[Andrew[MG]]

Mr_B said:

I asked my local MP why the tool was still in place at the Dartford bridge, despite the goverment stating years back the toll would stop when they had funds for future maintainence,which was reached 5 years ago I think. His reply was that the department of ing up roads thought that keeping a toll would reduce traffic.... I didn't even bother with a reply.

If you don't reply then they aren't going to do anything about it.....

[GetCarter]

To be honest:

I've just spent the past 30 mins out on the balcony watching the sky here in the north west Highlands. Tolls or no tolls - some places are great to live and some places are crap.

I lived in London for 30 years and now I've moved, I see the sky.

End of story.

[Shaquille Alsaud]

Scotland isn't even a client state as it isn't a state.

It is locked firmly onto the welfare cash teat of England yet it has enough political latitude to pull these kinds of stunts.

As a result I am a staunch Scottish Nationalist.

[Vipers]

GetCarter said:

To be honest:

I've just spent the past 30 mins out on the balcony watching the sky here in the north west Highlands. Tolls or no tolls - some places are great to live and some places are crap.

I lived in London for 30 years and now I've moved, I see the sky.

End of story.

Not as far as north as you, but Scotland is a fine place to be in. And having been up your way on my cycle journey from Applecross, up the mountain, (heading East) and looked down on your patch, it must be gods gift to us. And being born and brought up in London, would never live there again, sorry, no sir.