For what its worth here are my thoughts on the above Regarding the congestion charge in London, yes it has made the roads clearer, but I hear so many people who live in or near it, complain bitterly, why do people who live in the area have to pay for it?
I hear business are complaining because lack of business cause there is no through traffic? Also people are avoiding going up town again for shows etc because of the said charge, (yes it stops in the evening but starts again next morning) so you can't drive in have a nice meal and few beers etc and see a show, book into a hotel etc because on your way home you will get the added cost! What is the purpose of this new tax? I suppose they will argue to make people travel by public transport, fine why is it in London then are putting fares up because of the overcowding on trains and the stations? makes a lot of sense to me (NOT). My mum, lives in the Village of Outwell, Cambridgeshire. most people have heard of it because of the middle levels and the IWA National being held at St Ives. Don't try and get a bus from the village I think they get once a week to go to Kings Lynn, decent size shoppinng, or I beleive one every hour during the day to Wisbech, which has almost nothing. I for one need my car for my job, Im a Fraud/Visiting Officer for a London Council, I have to drive around and knock on peoples doors and upset them. My car can be the escape route from a bad scene! So who will foot the bill while I drive around the Borough? The Residents will in the council tax and the business rates etc. Who will be paying for Mr fix the plumber who comes to repair a leaky tap? the cost will be past on to the customer. So inflation will go up. I also think its just another tax, excuses may be green house effect etc but to my mind that ryhmes with rollocks. It is a case of who can we inflict more cost to and use the good name of Green house effect and the enviroment, oh look cars and transport haven't really been hit to hard, lets victimise them a bit more, this will add to the coffers. The revenue that is being lost by looking as if we support the no smoking band wagon. Someone mentioned that say the peak time of the school run would be hit for a very high charge, Mr Blair could not do that, why, because he has been on record as saying there is no such thing as the school run! I think Mike Stevens said about people should work local and not have to travel, back in the stoneages and at the start of canals that might work but not now, I live just outside of Harlow what work have they got for all of the people who live in and around Harlow? so they don't have to travel to far again who decree's what is too far! I travelled 90 miles each way every working day for 18 months yes I think it was to far but unable to get any work around Harlow that is where I had to travel to otherwise I would become another statistic on some government wall as being unemployed. Moose _________________________________________________________________ Check out all that glitters with the MSN Entertainment Guide to the Academy Awards® http://movies.msn.com/movies/oscars2007/?icid=ncoscartagline2 Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
