Countdown to charging

Alan Salter

May 25, 2007

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CONGESTION charging will hit the roads of Greater Manchester by 2012 if all goes according to plan.

If the scheme wins approval today, there will be six weeks of consultation with the public before a bid goes to the Department for Transport in July.

The government will choose the winners by December and it is thought that either Manchester or Birmingham will get the lion's share of the fund.

Work would then start and the first charges would be levied within five years.

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Rob Pugh (25/05/2007 at 12:03)

We must stop this its so pernicious it makes Poll Tax look fair... is there a petition I can sign, how CAN we stop this nonsense

ALLAN GRIFFITHS (25/05/2007 at 13:42)

This road charging will bring down labour in local elections and probably MP seats also

Peter Roberts, Telford (25/05/2007 at 14:41)

Where is the consultation with the public?

There is no real consultation, only with public bodies and transport companies who can see the pound signs.

If this were a real consultation, the people would be asked in the form of a referendum.

Flick, Manchester (26/05/2007 at 12:04)

Its all very well wanting to cut traffic coming into our city, but the area in which it covers inside the M60 is enormous, how will it affect the pepole living in this area? will they have to pay just for moving the car down the street? Dissabled people, what happens to them they have no choice but to use thier cars and most are on benifits, they wont be able to afford these daily charges, will they have to stay locked up at home because they will be restricted as to when they can use thier cars. yes bring in some form of charge but closer to the city say the inner ring roads, and have large park and ride schemes just outside the city.

Robert Tocker, Worsley (28/05/2007 at 10:18)

Talking to a local councillor about the charge, I mentioned the Disabled and was told,If they are disabed the they can travel out the the peak time zones for free. I tred to explain that many disabled people work and it would be near impossible to get a wheelchair on a bus or tram at peak times.The reply was the new buses and trams can accommodate wheelchairs. Very good at avoiding the question.

Snare Drum, Ashton-under-Lyne (29/05/2007 at 16:39)

Disabled very often have hospital appointments which mean having to travel during peak periods,(i do). I have to be taken to Hope Hospital from Ashton-u-Lyne for treatment and consultations so what answer has that dum dum councilor got for that?

PW, Manchester (29/05/2007 at 18:53)

Let's give you a frank answer to that one Snare Drum - Who cares? That is what we're up against.

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