The news that the
Westminster Government has up to another
nine years to recover its costs on the Severn Bridge crossings after they
return to public ownership in 2018 is not good news. This news was revealed the
day before tolls went up on the Severn Bridge with car drivers now paying £6.50
up 10p while heavy goods vehicle and bus drivers having to pay £19.60, up 40p
not to mention the rises for small goods vehicles and small buses. The current
toll levels would enable costs to be recovered in between one or two years but
at the moment Westminster is deliberately keeping its intentions in relation to
the rate and length of the tolls after they revert to public ownership hidden. The
Westminster Government needs to come clean on its plans for the tolls after
2018 and whether it intends to keep collecting the tolls beyond 2027.
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