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  1. Published on: 03/02/2017 08:52 AMReported by: roving-eye
    An online petition has been started to remove all tolls from the River Mersey crossings.

    The petition, was started by Merseyside resident Kenny Harper.

    Kenny said...

    "The River Mersey will end up with 2 bridges and 2 tunnels that will be tolled in the next 12 months. The cost of the build, upkeep and repair of these huge national infrastructures have been given to the people of Merseyside. Who pays for the upkeep of the bridges & tunnels of The River Thames?



    The bridges & tunnels are part of the national infrastructure and should not be the responsibility of the people of Merseyside in the same way the bridge to Skye is not theirs to pay for, the Bridges of The Thames are not purely for the people of London.

    There are many roads, bridges & tunnels that are paid for nationally including the upkeep, I feel the same should be done on Merseyside.

    https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/172957

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  3. tonyhey says:03/02/2017 09:30 AM
    Good luck with that one then

  4. lawed143 says:03/02/2017 06:35 PM
    So how exactly is this being paid for by the people of Merseyside.? Is no one outside Merseyside allowed to use it?
    I rarely have need to cross the river, so why should I and many others like me have to pay for you to travel for free? If you use it, you pay for it....simple. Don't like it? Don't use it.....
    The datford crossing is a toll, would you like to pay for that when you probably only use it once a year......
    #FAIL

  5. ausard2 says:04/02/2017 06:27 AM
    What a crazy.. suggestion. If you use it, you
    pay like everyone else. If you don't want to pay
    nip across to M56 then come back up the M53.

  6. onehorsetown2 says:04/02/2017 09:46 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by ausard2 View Post
    What a crazy.. suggestion. If you use it, you
    pay like everyone else. If you don't want to pay
    nip across to M56 then come back up the M53.
    If you follow that logic you would have to pay a toll on every road - if you use it pay after all.

  7. onehorsetown2 says:04/02/2017 09:48 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by lawed143 View Post
    So how exactly is this being paid for by the people of Merseyside.? Is no one outside Merseyside allowed to use it?
    I rarely have need to cross the river, so why should I and many others like me have to pay for you to travel for free? If you use it, you pay for it....simple. Don't like it? Don't use it.....
    The datford crossing is a toll, would you like to pay for that when you probably only use it once a year......
    #FAIL
    You could use that logic for so many other things such as schools, hospitals & motorways. This should be part of the road network and as such free to use.

  8. ausard2 says:04/02/2017 10:57 AM
    How's about we pay your phone bill?????????

  9. gazaprop says:06/02/2017 08:21 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by onehorsetown2 View Post
    If you follow that logic you would have to pay a toll on every road - if you use it pay after all.
    Really - we all pay for roads via the Road Fund Licence and plethora of other taxes imposed on the long suffering motorist. Clearly construction and maintenance of a tunnel or bridge will far exceed the costs associated with an average road and so it would seem fair that these extra costs are borne by those deriving the most benefit.


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