The toll will go up from €1.90 to €2 in January
That many be the case but then they will raise it again to €2.10
Of course, none of our guttless politicians pulled them up for this.
I live in Cork. I use the M50 toll station only about a half-dozen times a year, (say 12 trips through the plaza = 6 x 2).
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think my choices are
a) Pay 12 x €3 = €36.
or
b) register and pay, 12 x €2 = €24, PLUS a monthly charge of €1.21 (€1 +VAT) = €14.52 AND maintain a minimum of €12.70 in the account.
So for my 6 round trips, I need to put €51.22 minimum into my account or pay €3 per trip.
Talk about Rip-off Republic!
btw, for the year ending 31st Mar 2007, NTR reported annual revenue as "tolling and other business" as €53.5 million.
Didn't I hear something on the radio a couple of years ago (The Last Word maybe?) from an 'insider' who claimed that the intended revenue to be accrued by the M50 toll was exceeded years ago and that the intention was then to remove the toll altogether? The guy was claiming that the toll has been 'money for nothing' for some time now. Anyone remember anything about this?
(then again, they were only getting £0.60 -about 87 cents- a time there)
Must have killed them that - you know the scots and their money
Ok, I'll use the Fermoy by-pass on the same trips to Dublin, other than that....probably won't be going through a toll booth...so....little benefit.You can use your easy-pass on any toll road in Ireland.
Perhaps.....but 50% extra over other users??....and an overall increase of 57.9% (€1.90 to €3.00). I generally go through at off-peak times, so the issue of slowing down traffic isn't really an issue.An extra charge on those users that choose to slow down traffic for other users is fair enough in my view.
I can rest more easily, knowing that the extortion is going to a good cause!Also remember that the state gets over half of the toll charge in the form of a direct cut and VAT. They also take corporation tax from NTR.
See my earlier post...NTR are also involved in many other businesses, I do not know what proportion of their turn over comes from the M50.
Not all the revenue comes from the West Link but a HUGE proportion does!btw, for the year ending 31st Mar 2007, NTR reported annual revenue as "tolling and other business" as €53.5 million.
The monthly charge and the minimum a/c level of €12.70 are unfair in my view and, while presumably fully legal, are nevertheless of symptomatic of a monopoly.
Isn't e-tolling or barrier free tolling meant to be introduced on the West Link by the end of 2008?
Isn't e-tolling or barrier free tolling meant to be introduced on the West Link by the end of 2008?
That said €2 is not cheap and I think easy pass customers should be rewarded in some way at the moment for speeding up traffic flow, even if it's only to the tail-back at the other side of the toll.
But it's not a monopoly anymore - since all the electronic toll systems are interchangable now.The monthly charge and the minimum a/c level of €12.70 are unfair in my view and, while presumably fully legal, are nevertheless of symptomatic of a monopoly.
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