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To: Trafford Council, Warrington Council, Government
Scrap Warburton Toll Bridge Tolls
Have the tolls removed on the Warbuton toll bridge.
Why is this important?
Drivers pay a lot of money to use the roads and it is wrong and very unfair that private companies like Peel can charge extra to drivers because they need to use this particular road.
The amount of this toll is not significant, but there is no good reason why any toll is still in place after a century and a half, when virtually all other tolls from that time were scrapped over 100 years ago.
Having to pay tolls can and usually does cause considerable delays and frustration to drivers and their passengers.
The delays can effect emergency vehicles which may put lives at risk. They also have an effect on bus services which may run late or even be cancelled. The problem with bus services on public transport means that school children have to walk down roads where there is no footpath and which are gridlocked with traffic queuing to pay tolls.
The delays for both car drivers and bus passengers mean that people may miss hospital and other appointments or be late for work. The disruption and uncertainty in getting to work or coming home can affect job security and cause tension in family life.
The traffic queuing at the tolls wastes not only people's time, it wastes money on fuel. This waste of fuel has a detrimental effect on the environment, particularly to the people who live in Warburton who are affected by the fumes. The people in Warburton also suffer from the difficulty of them or anyone-else getting to a house in Warburton in the peak periods - the time of which is extended because of the delays at the tolls.
Trafford and Warrington Council can, with or without the agreement of Peel, acquire the tolls using the powers in Section 233 of the Highways Act 1959 and can then remove the tolls. They could also consider adopting the roads.
There is even a question whether the tolls are legal. The original toll bridge no longer exists. The Manchester Ship Canal Company acquired the original bridge for nothing and then moved the course of the river and built a new bridge over their canal.
Please help to get rid of this anachronism from the 19th century which causes nuisance, waste, pollution and frustration. The toll should have been abolished long ago.
The amount of this toll is not significant, but there is no good reason why any toll is still in place after a century and a half, when virtually all other tolls from that time were scrapped over 100 years ago.
Having to pay tolls can and usually does cause considerable delays and frustration to drivers and their passengers.
The delays can effect emergency vehicles which may put lives at risk. They also have an effect on bus services which may run late or even be cancelled. The problem with bus services on public transport means that school children have to walk down roads where there is no footpath and which are gridlocked with traffic queuing to pay tolls.
The delays for both car drivers and bus passengers mean that people may miss hospital and other appointments or be late for work. The disruption and uncertainty in getting to work or coming home can affect job security and cause tension in family life.
The traffic queuing at the tolls wastes not only people's time, it wastes money on fuel. This waste of fuel has a detrimental effect on the environment, particularly to the people who live in Warburton who are affected by the fumes. The people in Warburton also suffer from the difficulty of them or anyone-else getting to a house in Warburton in the peak periods - the time of which is extended because of the delays at the tolls.
Trafford and Warrington Council can, with or without the agreement of Peel, acquire the tolls using the powers in Section 233 of the Highways Act 1959 and can then remove the tolls. They could also consider adopting the roads.
There is even a question whether the tolls are legal. The original toll bridge no longer exists. The Manchester Ship Canal Company acquired the original bridge for nothing and then moved the course of the river and built a new bridge over their canal.
Please help to get rid of this anachronism from the 19th century which causes nuisance, waste, pollution and frustration. The toll should have been abolished long ago.
