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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: alfie on 31 October 2011, 15:11:02
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Hi all, made a trip down south last Saturday to Portsmouth with my son to buy a sportstrack,I drove his Leon back whilst he drove his jeep. Arrived at the tolls booths at the Severn bridge,and they tried to charge him the commercial van rate,nearly £12 to cross.
He argued that it was a suv, not a van,she in the toll booth said it has no rear seats,my son tells her that they are folded flat so that he could load the rear with the bull bar and soft top in the back.
This all took about 5 minutes to sort out until the operator accepted that was in the wrong,and he just paid the normal car toll £5.80.
So this posting is to say sorry for the delay,if any you were held up at the tolls about 3pm last saturday,it wasn't our fault.
Alfie.
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never get held up on that thing its a ripoff anyway
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I've got some friends who live near a suspension bridge on the river Loire at St Nazaire in France
When it first opened it cost 10 francs about £1 to cross, but after about 20 years it had made so much money it had paid for itself, plus a big enough fund to cover all foreseeable maintenance costs, so they made it toll FREE. ::) :y
You can just see that happening in ripoff fleece the motorist at every opportunity Britain, can't you. >:( >:(
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I've got some friends who live near a suspension bridge on the river Loire at St Nazaire in France
When it first opened it cost 10 francs about £1 to cross, but after about 20 years it had made so much money it had paid for itself, plus a big enough fund to cover all foreseeable maintenance costs, so they made it toll FREE. ::) :y
You can just see that happening in ripoff fleece the motorist at every opportunity Britain, can't you. >:( >:(
That's exactly what was promised for the Dartford crossing, unless I'm very much mistaken. Either that was a very expensive bridge or we're being shafted. Hmm. I wonder which that'd be?
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I've got some friends who live near a suspension bridge on the river Loire at St Nazaire in France
When it first opened it cost 10 francs about £1 to cross, but after about 20 years it had made so much money it had paid for itself, plus a big enough fund to cover all foreseeable maintenance costs, so they made it toll FREE. ::) :y
You can just see that happening in ripoff fleece the motorist at every opportunity Britain, can't you. >:( >:(
That's exactly what was promised for the Dartford crossing, unless I'm very much mistaken. Either that was a very expensive bridge or we're being shafted. Hmm. I wonder which that'd be?
and they keep putting the price up >:(
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That was also promised for the Severn bridge and if I recall the tolls paid for it about 4 years ago.. :-\ Did they scrap the toll? NO! >:( Did they reduce the toll? NO! >:( Charging £5.70 is a downright liberty in my opinion, especially when other bridges are alot cheaper! The Dartford brige is about £3? ??? :-\
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That was also promised for the Severn bridge and if I recall the tolls paid for it about 4 years ago.. :-\ Did they scrap the toll? NO! >:( Did they reduce the toll? NO! >:( Charging £5.70 is a downright liberty in my opinion, especially when other bridges are alot cheaper! The Dartford brige is about £3? ??? :-\
Simples. Dont use it if you dont want to pay for it. Its only Wales :P ;D
£5.70 return stacks up well againt other bridges ;)
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That was also promised for the Severn bridge and if I recall the tolls paid for it about 4 years ago.. :-\ Did they scrap the toll? NO! >:( Did they reduce the toll? NO! >:( Charging £5.70 is a downright liberty in my opinion, especially when other bridges are alot cheaper! The Dartford brige is about £3? ??? :-\
Simples. Dont use it if you dont want to pay for it. Its only Wales :P ;D
£5.70 return stacks up well againt other bridges ;)
yep not worth the money ;D ;D
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You only pay to come into Wales,it's free to enter England.
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How much are other bridges then?? ??? Dartford? Humber? etc? The bridge toll really gets my goat!!! >:( >:( >:(
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dartford is 1.50 for cars and will be going up to 2.00
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You only pay to come into Wales,it's free to enter England.
We have to try and keep those pesky English out somehow! :P They do nowt but winge when they're here! >:( ;D
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You only pay to come into Wales,it's free to enter England.
We have to try and keep those pesky English out somehow! :P They do nowt but winge when they're here! >:( ;D
only because wales is a crap hole ;D ;D
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£1.50 is much more like it!! ;)
We winge when we come to Wales precisely because it's so expensive!!! Oh and 'cos it's always bloody raining!! ;D ;D ;D
To add insult to injury I got done for speeding once, hightailing it out of Wales...... at the bridge!!! >:( ::) ;D
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How much are other bridges then?? ??? Dartford? Humber? etc? The bridge toll really gets my goat!!! >:( >:( >:(
Remember that £5.70 is for a return trip on the Severn Crossing, not each way ;)
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To add insult to injury I got done for speeding once, hightailing it out of Wales...... at the bridge!!! >:( ::) ;D
I think another member is 'fully clenched' awaiting a brown envelope for doing similar on the Severn Crossing ;D
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You only pay to come into Wales,it's free to enter England.
We have to try and keep those pesky English out somehow! :P They do nowt but winge when they're here! >:( ;D
only because wales is a crap hole ;D ;D
That's rich coming from a southerner! :P ;D ;D
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£1.50 is much more like it!! ;)
We winge when we come to Wales precisely because it's so expensive!!! Oh and 'cos it's always bloody raining!! ;D ;D ;D
To add insult to injury I got done for speeding once, hightailing it out of Wales...... at the bridge!!! >:( ::) ;D
i would say your probably not alone ;D ;D ;D
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You only pay to come into Wales,it's free to enter England.
We have to try and keep those pesky English out somehow! :P They do nowt but winge when they're here! >:( ;D
only because wales is a crap hole ;D ;D
That's rich coming from a southerner! :P ;D ;D
Londoner, sweetheart, don't tar all us Southerners with the Londoner brush :P
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I've got some friends who live near a suspension bridge on the river Loire at St Nazaire in France
When it first opened it cost 10 francs about £1 to cross, but after about 20 years it had made so much money it had paid for itself, plus a big enough fund to cover all foreseeable maintenance costs, so they made it toll FREE. ::) :y
You can just see that happening in ripoff fleece the motorist at every opportunity Britain, can't you. >:( >:(
That's exactly what was promised for the Dartford crossing, unless I'm very much mistaken. Either that was a very expensive bridge or we're being shafted. Hmm. I wonder which that'd be?
That was the promise.The reason given for the charge now is firmly in the "you couldnt make it up" category. It was reclassified as a congestion charge,due to high localised pollution.There is only one reason for the high localised pollution - vehicles queueing to pay the charge. ::)
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Assuming the Dartford bridge is £1.50 each way, it still compares badly.... >:(
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You only pay to come into Wales,it's free to enter England.
We have to try and keep those pesky English out somehow! :P They do nowt but winge when they're here! >:( ;D
only because wales is a crap hole ;D ;D
That's rich coming from a southerner! :P ;D ;D
Londoner, sweetheart, don't tar all us Southerners with the Londoner brush :P
TB loves me! You'll never know how long I've waited for you to call me sweetheart! :-* :-* :-* :P
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Assuming the Dartford bridge is £1.50 each way, it still compares badly.... >:(
The Severn bridge that is...... ::)
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Assuming the Dartford bridge is £1.50 each way, it still compares badly.... >:(
Dartford crossing is about a mile? So £3 per mile, return.
Severn Crossing is over 3m, so under £1 per mile, return.
Dartford is rather expensive, isn't it ;)
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TB loves me! You'll never know how long I've waited for you to call me sweetheart! :-* :-* :-* :P
Damn, I've been found out ;D
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TB loves me! You'll never know how long I've waited for you to call me sweetheart! :-* :-* :-* :P
Damn, I've been found out ;D
I always knew you loved me...... :-*
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In other news, Welsh scientists have found two new uses for sheep.
Meat and wool. ;D
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Assuming the Dartford bridge is £1.50 each way, it still compares badly.... >:(
Dartford crossing is about a mile? So £3 per mile, return.
Severn Crossing is over 3m, so under £1 per mile, return.
Dartford is rather expensive, isn't it ;)
Pah! No matter how you dress it up TB, it's still rather expensive!! and no matter what it'll always get my goat!!! >:( >:( >:( If I had to use the Dartford bridge regularly no doubt that'd get my goat as well >:( >:( >:( Imagine if/when they bring in road pricing? >:( >:( >:(
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Assuming the Dartford bridge is £1.50 each way, it still compares badly.... >:(
Dartford crossing is about a mile? So £3 per mile, return.
Severn Crossing is over 3m, so under £1 per mile, return.
Dartford is rather expensive, isn't it ;)
Pah! No matter how you dress it up TB, it's still rather expensive!! and no matter what it'll always get my goat!!! >:( >:( >:( If I had to use the Dartford bridge regularly no doubt that'd get my goat as well >:( >:( >:( Imagine if/when they bring in road pricing? >:( >:( >:(
and anyway the Severn bridge might be longer but the Dartford bridge is taller!! It's certainly much steeper driving over it!!! :D ;D
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Assuming the Dartford bridge is £1.50 each way, it still compares badly.... >:(
Dartford crossing is about a mile? So £3 per mile, return.
Severn Crossing is over 3m, so under £1 per mile, return.
Dartford is rather expensive, isn't it ;)
Pah! No matter how you dress it up TB, it's still rather expensive!! and no matter what it'll always get my goat!!! >:( >:( >:( If I had to use the Dartford bridge regularly no doubt that'd get my goat as well >:( >:( >:( Imagine if/when they bring in road pricing? >:( >:( >:(
and anyway the Severn bridge might be longer but the Dartford bridge is taller!! It's certainly much steeper driving over it!!! :D ;D
The Humber bridge is longer and higher then all yours :P :P ;D ;D ;D
Shame its 3 quid each way too cross :'(
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The Forth road bridge is about a mile and a half...... and it's free!!!! :o :o ::) ::)
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There is a certain vehicle I own which means free travel across the Severn bridge ::)
I wonder if anyone with a good memory can remember which it is?
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just like millwall is a crap hole millwall
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blue badge holders are free
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Motorbikes go free :y Still have to queue up though... :(
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I own a 2000 'W' Ford Transit 190 armoured security vehicle. It only has one door, on the N/S. There are no driver or passenger doors, and the windows are bulletproof and don't open. So, I phoned ahead to ask how I'm meant to pay and was told I wouldn't need to pay and could go through for free. I was pleasantly suprised .
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just like millwall is a crap hole millwall
says you whos never been there muppet ;D ;D
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but i have millwall many times
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The tamar bridge is £1.50 or if youv'e got a tag its 75p but you only pay to get into devon not into cornwall. now thats cheap :)
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The Swinford Toll Bridge is 5p :P
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The Swinford Toll Bridge is 5p :P
imagine thier faces if you tried paying with a 50 note ;D
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The charge to get into Wales is part of the English prescription tax ;D
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The charge to get into Wales is part of the English prescription tax ;D
ooh jealousy from Mr DTM cos we get free scripts and you don't! :P :P :P
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good one ljay
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We should protest about all that free prescription malarkey.
Occupy Wales, anyone? I'll bring the tent. ;D
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no its to wet tent is no good lol
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no its to wet tent is no good lol
Hmm.. caravan, then. As it happens, there's already one on the way (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2055815/Paddy-Doherty-dismantles-luxury-chalet-home-Manchester-saying-time-on.html) ;D
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We should protest about all that free prescription malarkey.
Occupy Wales, anyone? I'll bring the tent. ;D
We'll send our sheep to get you! :P
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We should protest about all that free prescription malarkey.
Occupy Wales, anyone? I'll bring the tent. ;D
We'll send our sheep to get you! :P
Psh, I know how to deal with sheep.
Stand there going "Mint sauce! Mint sauce! Mint sauce!" ;D
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You only pay to come into Wales,it's free to enter England.
Easiest way to explain it, if you think of Britain as a nightclub, the westbound Severn crossing is the entrance to the VIP lounge. :y
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Try taking a wagon over the Humber bridge - £20.30 - both ways! :o
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You only pay to come into Wales,it's free to enter England.
Easiest way to explain it, if you think of Britain as a nightclub, the westbound Severn crossing is the entrance to the VIP lounge. :y
Good 'un Turk ;D
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Jonny, Is your Mig by any chance a Gold estate? I was in a petrol station in Merthyr last week when one pulled in..... ???
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The charge to get into Wales is part of the English prescription tax ;D
ooh jealousy from Mr DTM cos we get free scripts and you don't! :P :P :P
Thankfuly, I rarely need one!
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They arent free scripts.They need to be paid for.They just arent paid for by the people using them. :-X ;)
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They arent free scripts.They need to be paid for.They just arent paid for by the people using them. :-X ;)
Socialism at work? ;)
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Coupled with buying votes - possibly.Although it must be the case that at some of the people paying for the prescriptions through taxation, are actually poorer than some of the people using them,so not much socialism involved there. ;)
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Jonny, Is your Mig by any chance a Gold estate? I was in a petrol station in Merthyr last week when one pulled in..... ???
No mate, mine's a Persian Red Estate, can't say I've seen a gold one about :-\
What were you doing in Merthyr? I'm only here because I have to be ;D
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Hi, going back to my original topic about the the tolls,someone that I know just come back from a 2 week holiday (via Bristol airport),on reaching the toll booth,he handed his blue badge to the attendant only to be told that it had expired during his time away.
He had to cough up and pay after a disscussion,but not before causing a long tail back heading for the tolls.
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You only pay to come into Wales,it's free to enter England.
Easiest way to explain it, if you think of Britain as a nightclub, the westbound Severn crossing is the entrance to the VIP lounge. :y
Are you sure its not the entrance to the toilet :D :D ;D