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We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Cancel the Humber Bridge debt and reduce tolls. More details
Submitted by Paul Harrop – Deadline to sign up by: 02 January 2008 – Signatures: 8,334
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.
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