Tiny

Not sure if this may be of interest to some?

For those of you who are Dartford tunnel fanatics, I have read in the Evening Echo today that fees for the Dartford crossing are due to change in December:

Daytime charges will rise from £1 to £1.50 with a possibility that night-time fees could drop between 10pm and 6am, and those who have Dart Tag Cards will pay £1 a crossing instead of 93p.

How convenient… introduced just in time to catch all the Christmas shoppers going to Bluewater (or Lakeside if travelling in the other direction!)



Posted on behalf of Shazza


Tiny...

BRI4N

Just another F***ing tax!

Considering when the tunnels were first dug, the tolls were meant to be removed once it had paid for itself. (Like that was ever going to happen )

Rant over.

I suppose £3 for a trip over the bridge and a blast back through the tunnel is comparable with the price of a descent fairground ride.

Tiny

PMSL !!

Fair comment that mate

John1uk

after us lot have been through the tunnel there may be nothing left of it, with all those heated exhausts going through ......maybes they will think twice before trying to rip us off

Remember limehouse tunnel last year

Nate

iTrader: (2)

Lucky I don't use it much then ..... Feel sorry for those that have to commute every day though !!!

Adidas

On the radio recently a spokesman said that the tunnel and bridge are now bought and paid for. However, the tolls would remain as a 'congestion charge'

I agree with what Nate said, I'm glad I hardly use the crossing.

Mind you look on the positive side, at least it may prevent some of the Kent lot coming over to our green and pleasent land

Perhaps we can sort something that'll stop the Bucks lot too

rb5 286

iTrader: (2)

Great news not i have to use it every week day think it maybe time to move

Deb

Her at the back

They said on the radio they are looking at ANOTHER crossing

IN THE STICKS

I think if it comes in ,it's due to rise in Jan 2008 , so we've got another year to go

Budgie

iTrader: (4)

when it comes to tunnels
you have to consider the taxi entrance
into heathrow airport
now open to all
this tunnel is about 10 feet wide and 8 feet high
runs under the runway, approx 100m
and is totally free
and its in the msoc area

budgie

Milamber

iTrader: (2)

looks like the tunnel run IV wil be expensive

dynamix

iTrader: (3)

congestion charge implies that there is a choice.... hmmmm blackwall is hardly the way that they are wanting cars to go. just another money grabbing scheme off motorists that have no choice and on the small businesses and freight operators.

Adidas

I always make sure that I use the toilet on the plane when I fly over Bucks

Milamber

iTrader: (2)

PMSL

scoobynut555

Have been through that, when I had the scoob. Just a little bit loud

Budgie

iTrader: (4)

ive heard you cant help crapping yourself when you come to bucks
nice to know you are always thinking of me

budgie

baz69birds

Im sure i read once.. that when the DARTFORD TUNNEL was paid for by the PUBLIC!! that it would become a FREE tunnel..

then they made the BRIDGE & they said the same, once it was paid for it would be FREE,

Now they are uping the price. its a shame we cant do what the bikers did, when they wanted to charge them???

Get 500+ bikers all at once to go through the tolls causing 10+ miles of tail backs as every biker had to get of bike.. undo leathers, pay. do up leathers, get on bike & go.

Milamber

iTrader: (2)

but they do charge bikers Baz