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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Sir Tigger KC on 05 August 2014, 01:21:14

Title: Britain needs....
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 05 August 2014, 01:21:14
...... more people like this man, who built a private road bypassing a closed section of the A431 between Bristol and Bath which has been closed since February after a landslide during the winter storms!  ::)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2715976/Hundreds-pay-2-time-use-unlicensed-private-toll-road-built-businessman-fed-waiting-council-open-bypass.html

I hope he makes a profit from his venture and he should get a Knighthood!!  :y :y :y :y :y
Title: Re: Britain needs....
Post by: chrisgixer on 05 August 2014, 01:29:05
Let's see what happens when it rains and that mud track turns into an ice rink.

But otherwise, yes, good luck to the chap. :y
Title: Re: Britain needs....
Post by: tunnie on 05 August 2014, 10:17:43
Heard him on Radio2 other day, top stuff. Hope it works out well for him.  :y

Glad to see council "kind of" supporting it, all too often councils would block this on H&S bull.
Title: Re: Britain needs....
Post by: drinksoptional on 05 August 2014, 17:00:53
£20 quid a week per person  if they use it as return road 5 days  nice wee earner .he said he needed 1000 people a day to break even


You see the adverts for parking space in folks driveways or renting out garages   and people pay
Title: Re: Britain needs....
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 05 August 2014, 17:40:53
£20 quid a week per person  if they use it as return road 5 days  nice wee earner .he said he needed 1000 people a day to break even


You see the adverts for parking space in folks driveways or renting out garages   and people pay

No one is forced to use it and they can carry on with the 14 mile detour through the lanes for er free if they like.....  ::)
Title: Re: Britain needs....
Post by: drinksoptional on 05 August 2014, 19:42:24
Think you misunderstood me I was praising not critising
Title: Re: Britain needs....
Post by: Vamps on 05 August 2014, 22:18:56
Heard him on Radio2 other day, top stuff. Hope it works out well for him.  :y

Glad to see council "kind of" supporting it, all too often councils would block this on H&S bull.

 :y :y
Title: Re: Britain needs....
Post by: Gaffers on 06 August 2014, 10:49:37
Heard him on Radio2 other day, top stuff. Hope it works out well for him.  :y

Glad to see council "kind of" supporting it, all too often councils would block this on H&S bull.

I think the council realises they would recieve a barage of criticism for misdirected energy and general project management incompetance if they tried anything against this fella.  Good on him :y

Only thing I can think of which might be an area of concern for those that use it, isn't this considered offroad driving and thus not covered by many insurance policies? :-\