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Humber Bridge Petition
East Yorks MAG have been lobbying and held a few protests regarding charges for motorcycles on the Humber Bridge.
There is now an online petition you can sign on the Number 10 website that asks the Prime Minister to Cancel the Humber Bridge debt and reduce tolls. More details
Deadline to sign up by is 02 January 2008
The Humber Bridge has the highest toll charges in Britain (currently £2.70 for a single car crossing).
This not only creates hardship for individuals; particularly those who have no choice but to use the bridge for commuting and hospital visits. It also holds the Humber region back economically.
Much of the current tolls are used to pay back the artificially high government loans provided over 25 years ago to build the bridge.
The government has the power to write off this debt. This would enable the Bridge Board to keep tolls at a fair level, based on maintenance and running costs.
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Humber-Bridge/
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