Lewberry pie
Striker
Money making and nothing else.
Newcastle pollution charge
- Thread starter Big Cat
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Sam Handwich
Striker
The port is dead isn't it. Don't think there's much traffic heads there at all
hypersonic
Winger
Provided there's a legitimate public transport alternative to paying the charge, surely this is a good thing?
Has anyone sang the monorail song yet?
GingerNick
Striker
Well, sir, there's nothin' on Earth like a genuine bona-fide electrified six-car monorail! What'd I say?
maghater
Striker
Yes there is the METRO
Paddy O'Dors
Striker
Steeeeed
Winger
Central Government has identified areas of air pollution and tasked Council's with coming up with solutions. The solutions are ultimately less vehicles and / or cleaner vehicles. Government appears to favour a clean air zone rather than tolls on bridges. The clean air zone would charge high emission vehicles entering certain areas but would disproportionately hit poorer families because they are more likely to be driving older more polluting vehicles. However, the Council's have absolutely no real appetite for either. Local politicians who face the electorate at the ballot box every year are not clamoring to introduce these charges. They do however have to develop the options as mandated by Central Government.
Correct. Do you want everything in life for free?
Paddy O'Dors
Striker
Bike wankers laughing their tits off.
wilka88
Midfield
no i pay car tax for a reason, also the reason these stupid things are happening is because the government changed the car tax rules therefore looses out on millions and this is their way to make it back
Shandy drinker
Striker
q's around the tyne tunnel can be horrendous at rush hour and will get worse when silverlink and testo mods are done
So will they apply a toll on the a19 leading to the tunnel to cut the congestion
so we have toll squared
Its all a smoke screen to raise more taxes yet Tories always say taxation is a blunt instrument
So will they apply a toll on the a19 leading to the tunnel to cut the congestion
so we have toll squared
Its all a smoke screen to raise more taxes yet Tories always say taxation is a blunt instrument
Sgt Pepper
Striker
It’s not a suitable option though for most south of the Tyne with the limited areas it serves. People without stations nearby would have to get a bus or more than one bus to a station adding on a canny bit of time to your commute or still have to drive anyway to a station somewhere south of the river and then pay for parking (where space is also limited at most stations I know of) and then pay for the metro on top of that.
That’s not even taking into account the metro is about as reliable as a chocolate fireguard.
Shandy drinker
Striker
has anyone mentioned Brexit?
errant
Striker
before coughing their lungs up from all the pollution...
Paddy O'Dors
Striker
You get more in you from being a motorist than a cyclist tbf. You're directly behind the exhaust of the car in front.
You don't pay any car tax.
It's not as if the NE is known for it's pollution. Even the worst parts will be low grade in comparison to other areas in the country.
Sam Handwich
Striker
WDSC
