A new ‘Stop the Charge’ battalion of cross-party MPs, Councillors and businesses has joined the escalating fight in Manchester over plans to introduce an 80 sq ml Congestion Charge zone which, if it goes ahead, would be the biggest urban Road Pricing scheme in the world. The new coalition was announced today after last-minute changes […]
Do you agree with the Transport Innovation Fund proposals? This is set to be The question for voters in Manchester’s referendum on plans for the largest Congestion Charging scheme on the planet. See the latest on this from the Drivers Alliance . Go here for the proponents’ view of plans.
Residents and businesses in Manchester have been asked whether they want to pay a new ‘Congestion Charge’ tax to drive on the public highways they have already paid for – in exchange for massive government ‘investment’ in public transport development. But that is merely in theory. In practice, as the Manchester Evening News points out […]