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The '''Manchester Congestion Charge''' is a proposed scheme of [[road charging]] for the Greater [[Manchester]] area. Unlike the current version of the [[London Congestion Charge]], two cordons will be used, covering both Greater and inner Manchester It is proposed that vehicles entering the area bordered by the M60 will be charged £2.00 in the morning peak, with a further £1.00 for those entering the city centre itself. In the evening, a further £1.00 will be charged on exit of each cordon, making a maximum daily payment of £5.00.
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Although the area covered (most of Greater Manchester) is greater than the London Congestion Charge, charges are lower and the charging hours are much shorter. Inbound charges will apply between 7am and 9.30am, outbound ones between 4pm and 6.30. There will be no charge during the middle of the day, later in the evening or at the weekend. There will also be no charge for journeys against the peak flow- i.e. to leave the city in the morning or to enter it in the evening.
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Payment of the charge will be via a pre-pay 'tag and beacon' system. Credit will automatically be deducted from a drivers account as they pass each of the cordons. Occasional visitors to Manchester without a pre-pay 'tag' will be able to pay via call centre or internet, although there may be a surcharge for this. It is hoped to have the scheme up and running by 2012.
You might be interested to see [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Adelaide|WikiProject Adelaide]], [[WP:ACOTF|Australian collaboration of the fortnight]] and the [[WP:AWNB|Australian Wikipedians notice board]]. Also, please consider writing an edit summary of your changes. --[[User:ScottDavis|Scott Davis]] <sup>[[User talk:ScottDavis|Talk]]</sup> 04:13, 18 February 2006 (UTC)
==Photos==
They're brilliant! Nice work, and welcome! [[User:beneaththelandslide|michael]] <sup>[[User_talk:beneaththelandslide|talk]]</sup> 23:56, 18 February 2006 (UTC)
A key aspect of the proposed Manchester Congestion Charge is that in the setting up of the system, that will be paid for with part of a grant of 3 billion pounds of goverment money.
:Cheers! [[User:AtD|AtD]] 02:44, 19 February 2006 (UTC)
2 billion of which is a loan for which the congestion charge will be the main way of paying back the loan.
::Nice photos you have there. I too, take an interest in photographing spots around Adelaide. "Hey. If I don't do it who will?", is my attitude. But I enjoy it. It keeps me out of trouble. :P
Phase two the system is planned to be a satellite-based charging in which drivers would pay for exactly the number of miles they travel.
::You must have taken a risk by taking a photo of the entrance to the O-Bahn. Seeing as it is a busy road, and all :) But great photos, anyway. --[[User:Rachel Cakes|Rachel Cakes]] 06:11, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1007/1007736_ccharge_details_revealed.html
::: Risk? Nah, I was standing on the traffic island. It was a Sunday anyway. ;) [[User:AtD|AtD]] 07:23, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
== Moving pages - don't cut and paste ==
Hi AtD. The conditions of the [[GFDL]] require the history of pages to be kept so that all authors are identified. This history is lost in cut-and-paste moves like you did from [[Glenelg River]] to [[Glenelg River, (Victoria)]]. I have deleted and selectively undeleted revisions and moved the pages properly (to [[Glenelg River (Victoria)]] - no need for the comma). Please try to follow [[Wikipedia:How to rename (move) a page]] or [[Wikipedia:Requested moves]] in future. You can see how we recover at [[Wikipedia:How to fix cut and paste moves]]. Thanks. --[[User:ScottDavis|Scott Davis]] <sup>[[User talk:ScottDavis|Talk]]</sup> 04:46, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
== Good work ==
== External links ==
I just wanted to type that you are doing a fantastic job on the article [[Glenelg, South Australia]]! [[User:Davtra|Davtra]] 03:07, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
* http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/6691683.stm
* http://www.gmfuturetransport.org/
*[http://www.notolls.org.uk/manchester.htm National Alliance Against Tolls - Manchester] Information etc from those campaigning against the plans.
[[Category:Transport in Greater Manchester]]
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