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ARE MOTORISTS TAXED TO THE HILT?

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TAX: With planned tolls on motorways, we ask you if it's too much

Thursday July 17,2008

DRIVERS face having to pay motorway tolls to beat congestion despite already forking out £45billion a year in taxes, it has emerged.

Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly yesterday confirmed she is considering US-style tolls on designated motorway lanes to give drivers a quicker journey.

There were claims the toll lanes could cost as much as £5 a time but the Department for Transport said it had yet to consider what level they would be set at.


*** DO YOU THINK TOLLS ARE THE WAY FORWARD?

*** ARE MOTORISTS TAXED TO THE HILT?

*** HAVE YOUR SAY NOW! ***


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RE: TOLLS

01.09.08, 10:13pm

Bet they wont get rid of the road tax if they bring in tolls or lower fuel duty....another way of raking it in....again UK paying to use the roads 3X whereas other countries only once...!!

• Posted by: cocklesandeelsReport Comment

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RE. TOLLS

29.08.08, 8:21pm

Tolls on the M8 e.g. would be a gold mine. Drivers have no other ways to go from Glasgow to Edinburgh or visa versa. they just wnt to use cogestion as cash cow. and how about satelite tracking? will they abandon road tax? No way.

• Posted by: scotty12Report Comment

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MISTERRUFF

03.08.08, 8:14pm

Impressive, that i do like :D

• Posted by: ruhe03Report Comment

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"RUHE03 AND CHOMERLY"

03.08.08, 5:38pm

Just a quicky!
"Global warming is harming our planet
and fossil fuels make this come true
by footprints of carbon from vehicles
even the ones that are new".
If curbing pollution will stop it
(the government say this is so)
then make a decisive decision
tell car makers were they can go!
But this is not what the great plan is,
big thirsty cars still are made
the idea`s to rake in some money
the warming won`t come if you`ve paid.
So gird up your` loins and accept it
All governments are raking it in
and Gordon along with the others
tell us, not to pay, is a sin.

• Posted by: misterruffReport Comment

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YES ....

01.08.08, 8:56pm

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• Posted by: nuggetReport Comment

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BACK TO THE WOMAN IN THE PICTURE

26.07.08, 9:16am

She is looking behind with the driver's door open. Problem is, it is on a motorway at 70 mph.

• Posted by: TristramReport Comment

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