Severn bridge tolls

[Shandy drinker]

being scrapped as a boost to drivers and local economy
So why are we still,paying Tyne tunnel tolls
Government can afford to spend millions on silverlink but doesn't fund the payoff of the Tyne tunnels
Silverlink is a complete waste of money as the bottlenecks going from east to west and vice versa are still there with the added stupidity of a shopping centre located right on the roundabout
Mark my words at busy periods there will still be queues
Its a tax on the local economy and drivers

 

[sidneyeric]

Because people pay it.

 

[mux]

Because people pay it.

This.

And it's already saturated during rush hour. If it was free they would need to build another one to satisfy the demand. Then charge people for it.

 

[yamar1]

Because people pay it.

Didnt people pay the severn bridge tolls?

 

[deleted user 785]

The road works at the silverlink are necessary. I can't see how it won't improve things when it's finished

 

[Spennymackem1981]

Tyne Tunnel is excellent value for money in my opinion

 

[HABA87]

Cobalt and Silverlink are in one of the worst locations possible.

 

[Baloo]

The Tunnel goes up by 10p next year

 

[Boris Bear]

Fuck them

 

[James]

Induced demand. You'd be calling for the fee to be reinstated if they scrapped it.

 

[Mancini]

Cobalt and Silverlink are in one of the worst locations possible.

Agreed. There isn’t going to be a undeveloped field to the north of the A19 between Moor Farm and the Silverlink before much longer. The Silverlink traffic will only be moving as everything else will be waiting to get off for the Cobalt at Holystone.

The tunnel toll wouldn’t be an issue if you got a clear run but that ain’t going to happen with all the developments on the North side.

 

[Deleted member 41527]

Severn Bridge is owned by the French anyway isn't it?

 

[Yankee Mackem]

Ask not for whom the bridge tolls.

 

[nyron4england]

isn't it like 1 50 or something? tight kernts

 

[Mary Hinge]

being scrapped as a boost to drivers and local economy
So why are we still,paying Tyne tunnel tolls
Government can afford to spend millions on silverlink but doesn't fund the payoff of the Tyne tunnels
Silverlink is a complete waste of money as the bottlenecks going from east to west and vice versa are still there with the added stupidity of a shopping centre located right on the roundabout
Mark my words at busy periods there will still be queues
Its a tax on the local economy and drivers

Racist.......why do the jocks get free Uni fees/Prescriptions?

 

[bonsai]

Tyne Tunnel is excellent value for money in my opinion

Not when you go through roughly 500 times a year.

 

[Discopants91]

Is it underwater though???

 

[Spennymackem1981]

Not when you go through roughly 500 times a year.

i was taking the piss i hate them with a passion and the company...and the fact they up their prices every now and again

 

[nyron4england]

Not when you go through roughly 500 times a year.

go the other way then

 

[PTR]

being scrapped as a boost to drivers and local economy
So why are we still,paying Tyne tunnel tolls
Government can afford to spend millions on silverlink but doesn't fund the payoff of the Tyne tunnels
Silverlink is a complete waste of money as the bottlenecks going from east to west and vice versa are still there with the added stupidity of a shopping centre located right on the roundabout
Mark my words at busy periods there will still be queues
Its a tax on the local economy and drivers

No idea how we ever got into this situation with some roads charging and others not - they are vital and should clearly be publicly funded.

Anyway, the traffic east-west isn't really being affected by the works, that route already has the flyover ! Its the North-South route that is being improved here.

Tunnel will remain the big bottleneck though.