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Will the people of Greater Manchester give the thumbs up for the proposed congestion charge?
Plans to use road pricing to encourage drivers out of their cars and fund major public transport schemes have been dealt a devastating blow after voters in Greater Manchester rejected a congestion charge scheme by an overwhelming majority.
The Government had gone to great lengths to encourage the city to accept road pricing, its favoured method of tackling congestion. The vote was also seen as a major test of the public's willingness to accept green taxes.
But the sheer scale of the defeat, which saw four out of every five voters reject a scheme to charge £5 a day at peak times, is likely to render the issue politically dead for the next decade.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/manchester-gives-congestion-charge-a-huge-thumbs-down-1064469.html
Background:
If they vote yes: £3bn will be invested to improve public transport, partly funded by a congestion charge of up to £5 a day (beginning around 2013) for car commuters entering or leaving Manchester at peak times.
If they vote no: drivers won't have to pay a toll to enter Manchester. However, congestion won't improve and the much-publicised Metrolink tram system's 'big bang' will be drastically scaled down.
Settlement details:
As reported by a major mainstream news source.
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Suspend date: Thu 11th Dec 2008 3:59pm PST Settlement date: Fri 12th Dec 2008 4:46pm PSTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Thu 11th Dec 2008 3:59pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
Initial likelihoods: Yes: 50%
Action history:
smallape smallape: Vote was screen live on TV. A resounding 'No'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/7778110.stm
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: Plans to use road pricing to encourage drivers out of their cars and fund major public transport schemes have been dealt a devastating blow after voters in Greater Manchester rejected a congestion charge scheme by an overwhelming majority.
The Government had gone to great lengths to encourage the city to accept road pricing, its favoured method of tackling congestion. The vote was also seen as a major test of the public's willingness to accept green taxes.
But the sheer scale of the defeat, which saw four out of every five voters reject a scheme to charge £5 a day at peak times, is likely to render the issue politically dead for the next decade.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/manchester-gives-congestion-charge-a-huge-thumbs-down-1064469.html
Suspend date: Thu 11th Dec 2008 3:59pm PST Settlement date: Fri 12th Dec 2008 4:46pm PSTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Thu 11th Dec 2008 3:59pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
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The vote is a straight yes or no.
More about the plans: http://www.gmfuturetransport.co.uk/CongestionCharges/OurPlans/
Our current mayor has thankfully just announced half of the zone is going, it hardly raised any cash for transport infrastructure and merely made the operator Capita (aka Crapita) a load of money. Say no to this rubbish, otherwise it will cover the whole country.
People aren't stupid.
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