Tyne Tunnel

Sandboy said:
They are utterly f***ing useless mind. Our company was sold on 1st August and trying to set up new accounts for trucks and cars has been a nightmare. We still have all the cars on the truck account paying twice what we should because they still havent opened the car account.
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I doubt that that's TTs fault.
 


iPabs said:
For the first time ever I was the clampet stuck at the barrier cause the machine wouldn’t accept me coins. :oops:
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Wouldn't bother me like, it's their stupid system.
Not that I use it much anyway but i don't carry cash so would have to wait for the card reader bloke.
 
PTR said:
I read that experience with other similar schemes shows that money made my fines roughly covers losses from people who never pay.
I don't think they expect to make any extra money out of this - its all about improving the throughput and making it better for the poor sods who have to use it every morning.

This system is also a step on the plan to remove the barriers altogether.
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How can it cost them if people don't pay?
 
I was stuck in the tunnel heading north the other day because of the number of drivers who didn’t realise some of the toll booths are now pre-paid only. They must get a helluva surprise looking for a coin basket.
Trouble is there doesn’t seem to have been any recent publicity about it.
 
alanturing said:
I was stuck in the tunnel heading north the other day because of the number of drivers who didn’t realise some of the toll booths are now pre-paid only. They must get a helluva surprise looking for a coin basket.
Trouble is there doesn’t seem to have been any recent publicity about it.
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Big f***ing signs above each booth
 
Binternet said:
Because they are pushing the pre-pay system. That would be the system which results in them having a huge amount of your collective money in their bank account earning them interest until you decide to use it. With contactless they don't get the benefit from that.
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Have you seen what interest rates are now?
 
Binternet said:
Because they are pushing the pre-pay system. That would be the system which results in them having a huge amount of your collective money in their bank account earning them interest until you decide to use it. With contactless they don't get the benefit from that.
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Can you top up as much as you like, with it being 1.80 a pop can you top up say £9?
 
Binternet said:
Because they are pushing the pre-pay system. That would be the system which results in them having a huge amount of your collective money in their bank account earning them interest until you decide to use it. With contactless they don't get the benefit from that.
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Similar to what the m6 toll has for regular users but they’re not stupid, they still have a contactless option for casual users.
 
Binternet said:
Even on the high street you can get nearly 3%. With a few million quids worth of other people's money sitting in your bank account you could potentially be getting a lot more.
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Really? I've got an online one with £20k in it which was supposed to be the best on comparison sites and it's less than 1%.
 

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