I didn't realise that the toll was being scrapped. Good news for a lot of peeps I imagine.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/201 ... -motorists
For whom the bridge tolls?
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Re: For whom the bridge tolls?
Bad news for others but good at the same time
Secondary repercussions are that house prices have jumped. But this has drawn prospective developers in looking to develop every green field site they can get their hands on with little thought or contributions to the local communities.
The politicians don’t care as long as they can show their growth in house building is being met, few sold as affordable but not really affordable for those that need it in the local areas.
Secondary repercussions are that house prices have jumped. But this has drawn prospective developers in looking to develop every green field site they can get their hands on with little thought or contributions to the local communities.
The politicians don’t care as long as they can show their growth in house building is being met, few sold as affordable but not really affordable for those that need it in the local areas.
Re: For whom the bridge tolls?
I used to work in N Bristol some colleagues lived in Chepstow & Forest of Dean area and commuted across the bridge then (10-30 years ago) paying the toll.
I rarely crossed by car but we have regular bike (toll free) runs 'abroad' starting from Severn Services.
I rarely crossed by car but we have regular bike (toll free) runs 'abroad' starting from Severn Services.
Re: For whom the bridge tolls?
Anything that gets rid of that horrible melee at the "toll plaza" is OK by me .......... and not having to pay £5.60 to get home is always good, too.
High time for the "powers that be" to turn their gaze onto the Newport bottleneck (Brynglas tunnels).
I'm old enough to remember the first bridge opening, with a half-crown "temporary" toll (with the promise that it would only last a few years and then be abolished!)
High time for the "powers that be" to turn their gaze onto the Newport bottleneck (Brynglas tunnels).
I'm old enough to remember the first bridge opening, with a half-crown "temporary" toll (with the promise that it would only last a few years and then be abolished!)