Illogical Highways Agency comment today

[dxg999]

So, in amongst today's pre-election announcement that we can build lots of lovely new homes on NHS property, there appeards this comment attributed to the Highways Agency:

The Times today said:

But the Highways Agency gave warning yesterday that motorways and trunk roads in the South East would struggle to cope with the huge increase in commuting and that road tolls would have to be introduced to prevent gridlock. Source: www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1550020,00.html

Now, is it just me, but I'm not seeing how road tolling will reduce this form of congestion. Surely people still have to get to work, no matter how much you charge them. Most odd.

Deek.

[JagLover]

This exposes the lack of thinking on the issue by the Government-they have a policy of building over the countryside in the South-but they will not put the infrastructure in place for these new homes.

[simpo two]

dxg999 said:

Now, is it just me, but I'm not seeing how road tolling will reduce this form of congestion. Surely people still have to get to work, no matter how much you charge them. Most odd.

Hence it's a tax. Not a stealth tax but an over-a-barrel tax.