Swinford Bridge scrap the tolls
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Petition to David Cameron, MP for Witney, Oxfordshire and Oxfordshire County Council (OCC)
Every day 10,000 vehicles use the Swinford Toll Bridge which crosses the Thames on the B4044 at Eynsham in west Oxfordshire. Each car that uses the privately owned bridge has to stop to pay a 5p toll due to an archaic Act of Parliament.
Built in the 1767 for pedestrians, horses, carts and carriages, in the 21st century the bridge creates an unacceptable bottleneck and consequently intolerable delays to traffic with queues stretching back sometimes for miles.
Petitioners call for David Cameron MP to work with OCC to repeal the Act of Parliament immediately and for OCC to compulsorily purchase the bridge and scrap the tolls. In consultation with local residents and bridge users, OCC should take a variety of steps to ensure a steady flow of traffic to reduce queues and give safe passage over the narrow bridge.
Every day 10,000 vehicles use the Swinford Toll Bridge which crosses the Thames on the B4044 at Eynsham in west Oxfordshire. Each car that uses the privately owned bridge has to stop to pay a 5p toll due to an archaic Act of Parliament.
Built in the 1767 for pedestrians, horses, carts and carriages, in the 21st century the bridge creates an unacceptable bottleneck and consequently intolerable delays to traffic with queues stretching back sometimes for miles.
Petitioners call for David Cameron MP to work with OCC to repeal the Act of Parliament immediately and for OCC to compulsorily purchase the bridge and scrap the tolls. In consultation with local residents and bridge users, OCC should take a variety of steps to ensure a steady flow of traffic to reduce queues and give safe passage over the narrow bridge.
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Goal
750 signatures
Goal: 100
Latest Signatures
16 December 2015
13 December 2015
749.
Christine K
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I am so relieved to have retired and not to have to face the bus journey from Witney to Oxford at peak times every day any more.
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13 December 2015
11 December 2015
747.
Lin B
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Anyone who has ever crossed the bridge at peak time should sign this petition - lovely bridge, lovely setting, terrible, terrible delays. Is this really the way to move traffic in the 21st century?
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11 December 2015
10 December 2015
9 December 2015
8 December 2015
743.
Steph L
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Please remove the tolls!! It would make oxfordshire's people much happier!
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7 December 2015
742.
Matthew F
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This bridge is damaging the environment. The amount of petrol wasted while drivers have their engines running waiting in the huge queues at the bridge is incredible. Please scrap the toll asap.
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6 December 2015
4 December 2015
740.
Michael G
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Two hours to do 3 miles, thanks OCC
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3 December 2015
1 December 2015
1 December 2015
29 November 2015
27 November 2015
26 November 2015
734.
Nick W
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It should not take me 50 minutes to travel 12 miles to work.
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22 November 2015
733.
David L
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Scrapping this ancient artifact would be of great benefit
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22 November 2015
21 November 2015
731.
Vicki B
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I work for Siemens Magnet Technology just before the toll bridge and find it very unfair I have to sit in the traffic each morning and I am not even going to cross it
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21 November 2015
730.
Pl Terjea
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Good Luck with the campaign! Greetings from Lubbetass
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20 November 2015
19 November 2015
728.
Joanne D
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Good planning, with thought and care are important, thanks for your efforts and succes with the campaign.
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19 November 2015
19 November 2015
726.
Gill S
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I fully agree with Ms Tomlinson's views
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