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Re: Glad I don't live in Nottingham...
Reply #15 - 14. May 2008 at 17:11

Andy B wrote on 14. May 2008 at 08:54:

It all seems to have gone a bit quiet at the moment, but Manchester was considering acongestion charge & apparently 53% of a poll supported the idea! Huh

Clever questioning I think. Angry

the local paper gave the out going Labour mp who backed the scheme a really good going over about how the questionnaire was worded ,and his attitude .He is now looking for another job. There was more to it but the nail in his coffin was the charge and his attitude towards it

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Re: Glad I don't live in Nottingham...
Reply #16 - 14. May 2008 at 19:49

Oh Humm, what a gnikcuf suprize. I recall this was talked about some years back when i worked as a steel fabricator & i recall saying "well how they gona tax me when i walk to work 90% of the time"?
They'll bring this in all over the country if it works else where & then i'll cycle to work & they can stick up their esra Angry

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TheBoy Administrator Offline TBE has an MOT! Posts: 64817 Brackley, Northants Gender: Drives: 98 MV6, 03 Elite, 00 25, 89 ZX10	Re: Glad I don't live in Nottingham... Reply #17 - 14. May 2008 at 21:24 According to the online public transport timetables, for me to get to work for 9am, I need to catch the 10pm bus! 11 fecking hours!
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Martin Imber Over Active Poster Offline LPG Omega V6 - Keyfobs Rebuilt Posts: 20110 Worcester Gender: Drives: 2001 Omega 2.6CD LPG & 3.0 cams	Re: Glad I don't live in Nottingham... Reply #18 - 14. May 2008 at 22:55 Leave around 6 get there about 11 I think mine was bus to town, train to Birmingham, train to Reddich, bus to Inkberrow Something completely stupid anyway
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HerefordElite Omega Knight Offline Welcome to the Shire Posts: 1747 Hereford Gender: Drives: A6 Avant 2.5tdi Quattro Sport	Re: Glad I don't live in Nottingham... Reply #19 - 14. May 2008 at 23:00 All the councill need to do round here is ban the school run - fecking X5's and discos (soory James ) grrrr half term is bliss
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Vamps Omega King Offline Flying Tonight, so Be Prepared. Posts: 16571 Bishop Middleham, Co Durham. Gender: Drives: 2.0L Auto Estate & 2.2 CD Auto Saloon	Re: Glad I don't live in Nottingham... Reply #20 - 14. May 2008 at 23:10 It would be interesting if Stockton Borough Council brought this in, they are the biggest employer and almost all their offices are within the town. They could charge themselves, think not.
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Re: Glad I don't live in Nottingham...
Reply #21 - 14. May 2008 at 23:13

Vamps wrote on 14. May 2008 at 23:10:

It would be interesting if Stockton Borough Council brought this in, they are the biggest employer and almost all their offices are within the town. They could charge themselves, think not. Wink

same here - it's great when the largest employer in the area is the councill - jobs for the boys and all that Angry

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Re: Glad I don't live in Nottingham...
Reply #22 - 14. May 2008 at 23:17

Nickbat wrote on 14. May 2008 at 08:38:

... but then, again, I expect a few others will follow suit.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1953028/Commuters-face-andpound185-tax-to...

More thieving from motorists. Angry

How can they charge a company or its employees for using their own property? Public transport should come with a guarantee - if it does not get you to work on time you get a free months travel and your employer is paid for however many minutes late you were. Sounds fair. Oh and what will they do with the empty spaces I wonder ? Have somebody making organic peace crisps perhaps ?

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Re: Glad I don't live in Nottingham...
Reply #23 - 14. May 2008 at 23:25

Another nail in the coffin for town business, anyone with any sense will move out of town, or even worse, to another area where they will get a grant to move to.
And as said if a company has had the forthought to set up where they can provide car parking why should they have to pay. I need my car for work, so how would that work out, also, I could not get to work on public transport, hardly exists where I live, one of the main reasons I have to spend so much time running the kids around. Sad

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Re: Glad I don't live in Nottingham...
Reply #24 - 15. May 2008 at 09:54

I used to work in notts and it was brought to the companies attention a year or so ago, now they are a big company so they said dont worry we will just pay it.

But if they do bring this in then i see alot of bussiness leaveing notts.

What will happen to places like QMC hospital they have alot of parking spaces and also nottingham uni they have even more?

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