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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp
It isn't the government who are responsible for the congestion charge though is it? It's the local councils isn't it? It will be horrendous for commuters who would have to start off a lot earlier in the mornings to get there on public transport. A lot of people bought houses "within an hours drive from city centre Manchester" purely because they were in a nice location but could still drive to work. On top of parking charges and petrol price increases this is punishing people for going to work. Mind you, it does get a bit chock a block at 'rush hour' doesn't it?
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I caight a bit of it on the news this morning. Pretty sure it said that the government will provide money for Manchester as long as they put the congestion charge in