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Ladyman slams Manchester C-charge rejection
26th March 2009, Page 6
26th March 2009
Page 6
Page 6, 26th March 2009
— Ladyman slams Manchester C-charge rejection
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• DrStephen Ladyman MP says Manchester made a mistake in rejecting a congestion charge because no other cities have or will be offered such a good financial scheme.
• Hauliers were looking at how their bank balances would look in one month rather than the potential positive payback in 10 years. They were not looking at the opportunity it gave for improving competition with foreign HGV companies," he says.
• One Manchester-based transport firm retorts: "Look at London; there's no means to ensure non-UK truckers pay their fines."