Oh yes, you even have to pay if you enter to the city center in London,
haven't you? Zone 1 and 2 or something like that? I just forgot that one.

Tamas


On 06/09/06, Howard Winter <HDRW@h2org.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
> Mike,
>
> On Wed, 6 Sep 2006 16:36:59 +0100, Michael Rigby-Jones wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu]
> > >Sent: 06 September 2006 16:32
> > >To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
> > >Subject: Re: [OT] Ordering from Microchip
> > >
> > >
> > >But at least the motorways are free over there :-)
> > >
> >
> > Not always!  The new M6 motorway is a toll road, and more toll roads are
> being proposed.
>
> Indeed!  While I don't mind (much!) paying a toll on a new road that's
> designed to bypass a congested area, as the M6 toll road bypasses
> Birmingham,
> if they start charging for existing roads it will really get up my goat -
> we already pay a huge amount for owning and using cars, and an added charge
> to try to reduce usage (which it will achieve only slightly, and is just
> another money-gouging scheme) is definately a step too far!
>
> I have a lot of ideas how to tackle road congestion in Britain, none of
> which involve increasing the cost!
>
> Cheers,
>
>
> Howard Winter
> St.Albans, England
>
>
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