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Charge to use Blackwall Tunnel

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  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,355
    edited June 2024
    Surprised it never got shut down when everyone started c***ing everyone off!

    2012 was a very laid back year on CL.
  • PopIcon
    PopIcon Posts: 5,970
    Rothko said:
    TfL have to pay for it somehow, and it would have been cheaper and more effective to have built the Bridge at Thamesmead, that Boris blocked, because of complaints from Bexley council.
    Instead of tfl just whacking a toll on the Blackwall and Silvertown, why not distribute it evenly over the other bridges/tunnel that they own?
  • Fumbluff
    Fumbluff Posts: 10,128
    PopIcon said:
    Rothko said:
    TfL have to pay for it somehow, and it would have been cheaper and more effective to have built the Bridge at Thamesmead, that Boris blocked, because of complaints from Bexley council.
    Instead of tfl just whacking a toll on the Blackwall and Silvertown, why not distribute it evenly over the other bridges/tunnel that they own?
    They’re all bladdy closed atm
  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,810
    Fumbluff said:
    PopIcon said:
    Rothko said:
    TfL have to pay for it somehow, and it would have been cheaper and more effective to have built the Bridge at Thamesmead, that Boris blocked, because of complaints from Bexley council.
    Instead of tfl just whacking a toll on the Blackwall and Silvertown, why not distribute it evenly over the other bridges/tunnel that they own?
    They’re all bladdy closed atm
    And TfL don’t own most of the bridges in central London 
  • fadgadget
    fadgadget Posts: 1,392
    Yeah but when its paid for itself it will be free , thats what they done with the Dartford Tunnel and Bridge.................. Oh ! Wait a minute  :*
  • The real issue with a toll for the Blackwall Tunnel is that it’s effectively a tax on living in east and south east London. We don’t have the luxury of toll free bridges like they do in central and west London. It’s a bloody outrage. 
  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,530
    Stick tolls on the bridges too in that case! What a silly idea. 
  • fadgadget
    fadgadget Posts: 1,392
    What about the Rotherhithe ? surely people will just that , if thats the case it will be a permanent car park around that area  
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,648
    fadgadget said:
    What about the Rotherhithe ? surely people will just that , if thats the case it will be a permanent car park around that area  
    Commercial vehicles not allowed to use it as far as I know.
  • O-Randy-Hunt
    O-Randy-Hunt Posts: 10,666
    Good old Prior. He was a character weren't he.

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  • cafcfan
    cafcfan Posts: 11,199
    fadgadget said:
    What about the Rotherhithe ? surely people will just that , if thats the case it will be a permanent car park around that area  
    Can't use it, my vehicle is too wide. 2.15 metres and a 2 metre width limit. (My own fault, I know, I could always fold in the wing mirrors I suppose.)

  • fadgadget
    fadgadget Posts: 1,392
    Thats each way 
  • £4 would be a pisstake when Dartford costs £2.50 or £1.66 if paid by direct debit 
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,355
    £4 would be a pisstake when Dartford costs £2.50 or £1.66 if paid by direct debit 
    TFL's motto that.
  • Rylo
    Rylo Posts: 860
    edited September 2023
    And you just know that they’ll sell it off to a private firm eventually. Ridiculous.
  • tangoflash
    tangoflash Posts: 10,785
    It's just one more reason for me not to drive in London. Happy days
  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 13,814
    Rylo said:
    And you just know that they’ll sell it off to a private firm eventually. Ridiculous.
    Probably just at about the point where they have still made a loss and before it becomes really profitable
  • I imagine going through Blackheath and Greenwich will become a right laugh.
  • It's just one more reason for me not to drive in London. Happy days

    It would be great if more people felt this way

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  • It's just one more reason for me not to drive in London. Happy days

    It would be great if more people felt this way
    I doubt if more than a few people drive in London these days unless they really have to.

    Let's face it - no-one wakes up and says, I know let's go for a drive in London 
    .
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,013
    It's just one more reason for me not to drive in London. Happy days

    It would be great if more people felt this way
    I doubt if more than a few people drive in London these days unless they really have to.

    Let's face it - no-one wakes up and says, I know let's go for a drive in London 
    .
    Yet, when I'm in central London having arrived by train/tube all the roads are rammed with cars.
  • It's just one more reason for me not to drive in London. Happy days

    It would be great if more people felt this way
    I doubt if more than a few people drive in London these days unless they really have to.

    Let's face it - no-one wakes up and says, I know let's go for a drive in London 
    .
    Yet, when I'm in central London having arrived by train/tube all the roads are rammed with cars.
    Yea most of which will have a little green round sticker in the front and back window.
  • It's just one more reason for me not to drive in London. Happy days

    It would be great if more people felt this way
    I doubt if more than a few people drive in London these days unless they really have to.

    Let's face it - no-one wakes up and says, I know let's go for a drive in London 
    .
    Yet, when I'm in central London having arrived by train/tube all the roads are rammed with cars.
    The roads are mostly rammed with buses, delivery lorries and trucks, taxis (of varying sorts), tradespeople vans, Blue badge holders' cars and people in cars who are on business. Or diplomats, who do love to drive around in their fancy cars. 

    Driving in London is now so unpleasant - so that's one thing Khan has managed to achieve - that the number of ordinary people who decide to drive into the central area - and so have to pay the congestion charge and high parking charges - is very small. 
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,282
    Living in Charlton within the ULEZ with a weekly training course over in Epping is going to be fun!
  • Hal1x
    Hal1x Posts: 4,265
    edited September 2023
    £4 would be a pisstake when Dartford costs £2.50 or £1.66 if paid by direct debit 
    Lets raise the Dartford toll as well!

    If only there was some kind of free ferry you could use as an alternative, oh no sadly its never available to use!
  • It's just one more reason for me not to drive in London. Happy days

    It would be great if more people felt this way
    I doubt if more than a few people drive in London these days unless they really have to.

    Let's face it - no-one wakes up and says, I know let's go for a drive in London 
    .
    Yet, when I'm in central London having arrived by train/tube all the roads are rammed with cars.
    The roads are mostly rammed with buses, delivery lorries and trucks, taxis (of varying sorts), tradespeople vans, Blue badge holders' cars and people in cars who are on business. Or diplomats, who do love to drive around in their fancy cars. 

    Driving in London is now so unpleasant - so that's one thing Khan has managed to achieve - that the number of ordinary people who decide to drive into the central area - and so have to pay the congestion charge and high parking charges - is very small. 
    That Khan, what a bastard. Should have stuck with Johnson. Happy days. 
  • Crusty54
    Crusty54 Posts: 3,232
    Hal1x said:
    £4 would be a pisstake when Dartford costs £2.50 or £1.66 if paid by direct debit 
    Lets raise the Dartford toll as well!

    If only there was some kind of free ferry you could use as an alternative, oh no sadly its never available to use!
    TfL have said both ferries will be in service by the end of the year with 7 day operation.

    However, they want to introduce a toll in the future.
  • It's just one more reason for me not to drive in London. Happy days

    It would be great if more people felt this way
    I doubt if more than a few people drive in London these days unless they really have to.

    Let's face it - no-one wakes up and says, I know let's go for a drive in London 
    .
    Yet, when I'm in central London having arrived by train/tube all the roads are rammed with cars.
    The roads are mostly rammed with buses, delivery lorries and trucks, taxis (of varying sorts), tradespeople vans, Blue badge holders' cars and people in cars who are on business. Or diplomats, who do love to drive around in their fancy cars. 

    Driving in London is now so unpleasant - so that's one thing Khan has managed to achieve - that the number of ordinary people who decide to drive into the central area - and so have to pay the congestion charge and high parking charges - is very small. 
    That Khan, what a bastard. Should have stuck with Johnson. Happy days. 
    Couldn't have described Khan better myself. Glad you agree!
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    Sadiq Khan is a brave Mayor who sticks to principles ahead of popularity.
    From what I can see he is a top man.
    When Boris Johnson was Mayor he spent taxpayers money on Jennifer Arcuri so he could shag her pretending he was having IT lessons.