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Offline DaveR

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Re: Roads in the area
« Reply #660 on: August 29, 2017, 09:37:55 am »
Following on from yesterday's afternoon Trams and cars gridlock at Black Gate on the Orme it will be worth avoiding the junction today if at all possible.
The traffic light sequence seems to have changed giving priority to going across the junction rather than the usual priority given to those going up and down the Orme. The result is cars always having to wait on red coming up Ty Gwyn Road. Oh the sweet aroma of burning clutches.

I rang it in to the emergency roads number yesterday evening and they said they would try and get someone out this morning.

Medz, I had to travel into town to meet customers about 4 times on Sunday, it was utter chaos at Black Gate every time.  Some idiotic drivers made it even worse.
I reckon the cost of my petrol, plus the crazy amount of time it took to get up and down yesterday left me out of pocket.  It was madness.
If you insist on living on some windswept headland, you only have yourself to blame...  :P



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Re: Roads NEW BRIDGE TOLLS
« Reply #662 on: October 13, 2017, 03:44:50 pm »
Liverpool airport passengers from North Wales face bridge toll charge from tomorrow
Drivers will have to pay to cross the new Mersey Gateway and the existing Silver Jubilee Bridge when it reopens.

Car drivers will face a £2 toll to cross the bridge over the River Mersey, with a £6 charge for mini buses and small vans and £8 for large trucks.
Tolls will be enforced immediately with dedicated cameras and sensors reading vehicle number plates and special stickers to charge drivers.
There will be no toll booths – instead merseyflow will use automatic number plate reading technology.

Motorists have until midnight the day after your crossing to pay or will face a penalty charge.

Details.....http://www.dailypost.co.uk/business/business-news/liverpool-airport-passengers-north-wales-13758273


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Re: Roads NEW BRIDGE TOLLS
« Reply #663 on: October 13, 2017, 04:51:58 pm »
Liverpool airport passengers from North Wales face bridge toll charge from tomorrow
Drivers will have to pay to cross the new Mersey Gateway and the existing Silver Jubilee Bridge when it reopens.

Car drivers will face a £2 toll to cross the bridge over the River Mersey, with a £6 charge for mini buses and small vans and £8 for large trucks.
Tolls will be enforced immediately with dedicated cameras and sensors reading vehicle number plates and special stickers to charge drivers.
There will be no toll booths – instead merseyflow will use automatic number plate reading technology.

Motorists have until midnight the day after your crossing to pay or will face a penalty charge.

Details.....http://www.dailypost.co.uk/business/business-news/liverpool-airport-passengers-north-wales-13758273

I have just been reading that article and I find it annoying that they treat people in such a way. The old bridge has been free forever as far as I'm aware but of course they are shutting that now for repair work which will take forever no doubt.
If you are heading to the airport for a holiday the last thing you need is extra hassle  trying to pay toll fees online or by phone. Another reason to choose Manchester airport!

Offline SteveH

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Re: Roads in the area
« Reply #664 on: October 13, 2017, 05:07:32 pm »
My thoughts exactly .....

If you cannot see the link search merseyflow

https://www.merseyflow.co.uk/

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Re: Roads in the area
« Reply #665 on: October 13, 2017, 05:37:07 pm »
Stupid if your using Liverpool airport or Manchester airport your going on holiday ,so with the hassle in airport you forget to go online to pay come back after a nice break to a penalty notice 😡

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Re: Roads in the area
« Reply #666 on: October 13, 2017, 06:04:55 pm »
Has this come out of the blue or was it expected ?
You want to get advice from Isle of Skye. They kicked off about the bridge tolls so much they were eventually withdrawn, along with all other bridge tolls in Scotland.
All part of the national road system so should be paid for through road tax.

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Re: Roads in the area
« Reply #667 on: October 13, 2017, 06:07:29 pm »
It may be possible to pay in advance, but the info. is not clear without entering more details.


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Re: Roads in the area
« Reply #668 on: October 13, 2017, 06:20:06 pm »
Should tolls be scrapped? If they were I guess they still have to paid for by someone so it's as good a way as any to put the cost on those who use them most I suppose.
It's a bit of a subtle difference though when a free passage suddenly becomes one you pay for. No doubt travelling costs came in to the equation for many people who chose to live where they do and  I wouldn't be happy if I lived in Frodsham or similar and commuted daily as you have just been hit with another payout of £18pw (with discount) or £20 without.That does seem unfair but no doubt the socialist council that runs things on Merseyside probably believe all those who live beyond Runcorn can afford to pay.

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Re: Roads in the area
« Reply #669 on: October 13, 2017, 09:26:24 pm »
i've got my sticker for my window at the cost of £30 +£5 admin. charge and the kind people will Knock off £1.80 each time i use it, hows that for a big saving, they will even let me know when my money is running out so that i can top it up. Now how is that for service.( no fines for this lad ) It is now Known as the Turpin bridge (as in Dick Turpin)

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Re: Roads in the area
« Reply #670 on: October 13, 2017, 10:36:19 pm »
I will need to use one of those bridges just 4 times a year, as I need to go from from Liverpool to Knutsford on a Monday evening once every three months.  How will I be informed on how to pay (I know the website is given above but will I still be able to find that in a few months time) ... presumably there is a sign so are they expecting me to write down the details as I drive through?  Might have to go via M62 and M6 instead.

Went over the old bridge and passed them road works for the new one a couple of months ago and the new roads were not on my Sat Nav despite the car only being a week old at the time, so got quite confused as to where I was going!

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Re: Roads in the area
« Reply #671 on: October 14, 2017, 08:36:29 am »
It's absurd when you consider that now the only way to get into Liverpool from the South is to pay. The Transport minister was saying the tolls would be scrapped once the bridge was paid for but we all know that won't happen, because the Mersey tunnels are being tolled, despite having been paid off years ago.  And it's very odd that there aren't that many London bridges being tolled...
Nothing is so firmly believed as that which we least know.  ― Michel de Montaigne

Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes.

Offline SteveH

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Re: Roads in the area
« Reply #672 on: October 14, 2017, 09:28:09 am »
i've got my sticker for my window at the cost of £30 +£5 admin. charge and the kind people will Knock off £1.80 each time i use it, hows that for a big saving, they will even let me know when my money is running out so that i can top it up. Now how is that for service.( no fines for this lad ) It is now Known as the Turpin bridge (as in Dick Turpin)

Charging an admin fee on top of paying in advance is scandalous, that's taking the XXXX     $angry$

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Re: Roads in the area
« Reply #673 on: October 14, 2017, 01:26:25 pm »
The roundabout in Dolgellau costing £800,000K to build has now had to be redone

Nothing new though because they have been talking about removing the roundabout at Llanfairfechan for ages.   I used to go past it every day when I was working but when I retired from work I didn't go that way very often.
One day though, I went past and the roundabout was being removed and the next time I went past it had gone completely.
A few months later when I went past again they had rebuilt the roundabout.

Now they want it removing    &shake&

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Re: Roads in the area
« Reply #674 on: October 16, 2017, 02:09:57 pm »
The Afon Conwy car park was quite empty when I parked there this morning but it didn't excuse the parking of the car next to mine.
It had parked over one of the lines without any thought to others.    Is it an inability to park properly or just an arrogant couldn't care less attitude?