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entwisi · 15-12-2008, 08:29

Kate,

If the councils and goverment did their job right then the money promised should still be spent(They raise enough in road fund license, Fuel Tax, insurance tax etc to mpore than cover this). If the public transport was so good that it was a no brainer to not use it( as is suggested it would be by the level of investment mooted) then the congestion would go away, economy of scale means that they could reduce the fares with a small levy once established(1 or 2p/fare) to recover the costs.

See, win win is still available, it just needs the same level of foresight that you are saying the public are missing. The problem is the sheer one way thought process of politicians that Tax is the only way.

15-12-2008, 08:29	#50
entwisi God Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Up Bash Posts: 7,827 Blog Entries: 3 Liked: 44 times Rep Power: 4390	Re: manchester to get congestion zone... Kate, If the councils and goverment did their job right then the money promised should still be spent(They raise enough in road fund license, Fuel Tax, insurance tax etc to mpore than cover this). If the public transport was so good that it was a no brainer to not use it( as is suggested it would be by the level of investment mooted) then the congestion would go away, economy of scale means that they could reduce the fares with a small levy once established(1 or 2p/fare) to recover the costs. See, win win is still available, it just needs the same level of foresight that you are saying the public are missing. The problem is the sheer one way thought process of politicians that Tax is the only way. __________________ Ian Technical God, No 1 Geek And Linux Guru Have you seen my Flickr pictures?