Christmas is coming early for users of the Severn Bridges. The controversial tolls which have operated since the early 1960s will be abolished on 17 December, The news has been welcomed by the Freight Transport Association, the only business group representing all of logistics, welcomes this news after campaigning for the removal of the tolls for a … [Read more...]
Welsh “pay as you enter tax” under consultation
Arguments about paying to cross Britain's biggest road bridges have raged for as long as the structures themselves have existed - and that's 50 years, writes Dave Moss. It all comes to a head in a month when submissions on the tolling proposals must be submitted for consultation. So let's look back to when the story began in September 1966 and the new … [Read more...]
Business and bureaucrats in a jam over Severn Crossings
Plans for the handover of the Severn crossings to Government remain unclear according to the Freight Transport Association. An event in London co-hosted by FTA and Newport East MP Jessica Morden, saw stakeholders, businesses and bridge users join invited MPs to put questions to Transport Minister Andrew Jones. All were looking for clarity on the … [Read more...]
