Monday 27th January 2003

Le Dartford Crossing

'Anti-congestion' charges to be introduced.

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[BogBrush]

I hope they don't increase the charges
I use this daily and it's bad enough that I'm paying just under £500 a year to use it.
Increase the charges and i'll be a little miffed!

[kevinday]

All proceeds from the charging scheme.....will be spent on transport schemes.

Yeah right.. Le Crossing is an independent company so how will there be any 'spare' proceeds???

[robert farago]

Gentlemen, it's time to call a spade a metal ended digging implement.

For "congestion charge", read "tax".

It's that simple.

[ultiman]

Just sample the Dartford crossing on a Friday evening and it is most certainly a cause of conjestion to equal any other. France has the same problems when the roads are busy. Try getting away from the Alps on a Saturday during the ski season. Home from home!

[pdv6]

I wonder how much congestion there would be at Dartford if you didn't have to stop to pay/scan your tag?...

[PetrolTed]

pdv6 said: I wonder how much congestion there would be at Dartford if you didn't have to stop to pay/scan your tag?...

With 4 lanes one way and six? the other, it should be one of the quickest parts of the motorway!

[Chrisgr31]

Come to that what transport schemes are they going to spend the money on? Anyone suspect it might be tax cameras?

Chris

[aka keith]

I am the only one that finds this fffind disgusting. Here was a pledge made by parliment in the 80's to the people which is now being disregarded at a whim. WTF is going on in this country, I seems that nothing said, nothing at all can be believed.
soap box off
Cheers
aka Keith

[gnomesmith]

Isn't it daft that the whole of a motorway is provided 'free' whilst we have to pay to cross a bridge.

Its about time the enabling act that permits charging for estuarial crossings (Transport dept speak) was scrapped.

The only good thing about toll booths is that they give you a good excuse for a drag race!

[StevieBee]

So the governement say the toll is an anti-congestion charge now, right!?

If the toll boths were ripped out, there would be no bleedin' congestion to charge!

By the way - the dart tag lanes accept cash too - even though they say they don't. Saves bags of time - does pee those who have a tag off a bit though!