MANCHESTER CONGESTION CHARGE

We don't want congestion charge in Manchester.

We dont need it.

Stop being greedy with money and think of other ways.

You should be happy you have the taxes from the Casino bid accepted.

Sign here if you agree.

We pay an annual tax in the Road Fund Licence (that's Car taz by its common name)

We pay an annual tax in the charge for an M.O.T.

We pay tax every time we put petrol into our cars.

We pay tax every time we have our cars serviced.

We pay tax every time we make small repairs to our vehicles.

We pay tax every time we have our cars repaired.

We pay tax every time we buy a new vehicle.

We pay Insurance Premium Tax every time we insure our vehicles (and this is a legal requirement).

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!!!


Want to stop congestion in our cities? Good. This is how you you really go about it:

1. Make public transport efficient, affordable and suitable for all commuters to use.
2. Extend the MetroLink system so that it services ALL of Greater Manchester, not just a fraction of it. The East ands souh of the county still don't have it below Trafford, and the much-vaunted Eastlands regeneration zone still hasn't got the promised MetroLink station it wa spromised for the middle of 2004!!!!!
3. De-incentivise road offenders by ramping up fines and imposing hard labour on those unlicenced, untaxed, uninisured and illegal drivers, most of whom probably can't even speak a word of English. Yes the Home Office may very well whinge about the prisons being full, but there's nothing that a 10-hour day of forced labour for offenders repairing roads and road signs etc. can't put right. Jail is a last resort: giving something back to the decent citizens of our communities and teaching yourself a touch of self-discipline can only be a positive thing, right?


Please sign the petition now, even if you don't live in Greater Manchester. Today it's us: tomorrow who knows who'll be next??