No More Tyne Tunnel

[THELORDRODWELL]

Vote labour and they will build an under-river monorail that costs £10bn but will be free.

Alreet Diane

 

[Doberman]

I'd like the tunnel to introduce contactless payment. Why are you still required to chuck £1.70 in change into the machine? It's 2018! Surely it's about time they had a machine to press your card against, couple seconds, payment taken, barrier up and away you go.

 

[the boot]

I'd like the tunnel to introduce contactless payment. Why are you still required to chuck £1.70 in change into the machine? It's 2018! Surely it's about time they had a machine to press your card against, couple seconds, payment taken, barrier up and away you go.

You can mate. You throw your card in and it comes back out the bottom bit. Try it.

 

[TheWhitePony]

The to$$ers who race and swerve round everyone to get in front on the booth with the least amount of cars then sit for 5 minutes scratting around for f**king change...

 

[the dark one]

Imagine slagging off your employers on social media

Who is?

 

[Deleted member 27677]

Imagine slagging off your employers on social media

This ,the op works in the control room there

 

[Spennymackem1981]

This ,the op works in the control room there

does he fuck

 

[Ludwig]

fantastic.

 

[Pepe]

I was reading earlier that the pedestrian tunnel refurb has taken longer than it took to build it.

 

[Grammar Police]

Would they? How it works on most tunnels and bridges.

No it doesn't, they have booths at one end only covering both directions.

Dimwit.

 

[cornish mackem]

Once convinced a lass it was called the time tunnel and not Tyne and you put your clock back an hour when you went north. Thick as owt she was.

 

[jayjaysafc]

No it doesn't, they have booths at one end only covering both directions.

Dimwit.

The old Forth Bridge was pay one way only

 

[Grammar Police]

The old Forth Bridge was pay one way only

Scotch bridges not relevant

 

[PhilSAFC]

No it doesn't, they have booths at one end only covering both directions.

Dimwit.

No they don’t you absolute wanker

 

[Dave Herbal]

Ok, I’ve read all three pages of this thread and I still don’t know what story the OP is referring to.

 

[PhilSAFC]

Ok, I’ve read all three pages of this thread and I still don’t know what story the OP is referring to.

There is no story. He’s got a new job or been fired so he doesn’t have to drive through it anymore.

 

[Joe Public]

Why can’t we pay by contactless in this day and age?

 

[Sima]

Would they? How it works on most tunnels and bridges.

Do bridges and tunnels that do this have alternatives in close proximity?

For example, how much would it cost in time and fuel to avoid the Severn Bridge if you’re driving from Bristol to Cardiff?

Massively agree with the contactless point. It’s an embarrassing glaring omission.

 

[PhilSAFC]

Do bridges and tunnels that do this have alternatives in close proximity?

No idea I’m not really that interested.

 

[tunstall birdman]

Bonkers it hasn't got number plate recognition like the dartford crossing..

Remember back in the day when working north of the tyne and coming out of graft at 16-30 on a friday..........huge fuck of queues when it was one lane.

I remember these times and having to drive through the bastard everyday. Usually added up to one to two hours on my working day at times.

Mind just about the last time I used the tunnel, I put my hand in the returned coins tray for my 50p change and about 7 quid was in it. Driving home as a winner!!

No idea I’m not really that interested.