Manchester congestion charge gets government support
Date: 10 June 2008
The government has backed plans to introduce a congestion charge in Manchester city centre, which could affect those providing a courier service in the city.
Ruth Kelly, transport secretary, told MPs that drivers will have to pay £5 to enter the centre at peak times from 2013.
The city has been given up to £3 billion to invest in public transport before introducing the charge, reports RoadTransport.com.
In response to the news, the RAC Foundation has called for "complete transparency" over road-pricing revenues.
Professor Stephen Glaister, director of the foundation, said that the government now "needs to work out a coherent long-term roads strategy, involving progress towards a combination of good-value investment in extra road capacity and national road pricing to replace fuel duty."
Last month, plans to introduce a congestion charge in Norwich were scrapped, which could be good news for couriers working in the region.
The Norwich Evening News reported that a study highlighted such a scheme would not relieve congestion.
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