At todays Merseytravel budget meeting I was delighted to support officers recommendations that there should be NO increase on Payable Mersey Tunnel Tolls for the coming municipal year, however because of the Tunnels Act 2004 we have no control over the Authorised Tolls which have risen again this year! I am keen that those regular users who [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Liverpool’
Good News and Bad!
Posted in Mersey Tunnels, Merseytravel, tagged Liverpool, Mersey Tunnel Tolls, Merseytravel, Wirral on February 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Merseytravel Allowances, HUGE Increases Recommended!
Posted in Allowances, Merseytravel, tagged Allowances, Declan Hall, Ferries, Knowsley, Liverpool, Merseytravel, Sefton, St Helens, Tunnels, Wirral on February 1, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Today I received a copy of the report commissioned by Merseytravel into the Members allowance scheme! The report, compiled by Declan Hall recommends huge and what I believe to be obscene increases in both basic and Special Responsibility allowances (SRAs) and if approved by the Authority will send completely the wrong message to the workforce [...]
Mersey Tunnel Tolls
Posted in Media, Mersey Tunnels, Merseytravel, tagged Liverpool, Mersey Tunnels, Merseytravel, Wirral on January 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Earlier today I attended a Merseytravel Committee which had a report about Mersey tunnel tolls. The report was for information and it appeared that the Chairman of the committee was reluctant to allow any discussion as it will be the budget meeting of the Authority on 9th February that will determine what the payable [...]
Mersey Tunnel ‘Authorised’ Tolls Will Increase in April 2012
Posted in Mersey Tunnels, Merseytravel, tagged Kingsway, Liverpool, Mersey Tunnels, Queensway, Wirral on December 14, 2011 | 2 Comments »
As readers of the blog and the wider community will be aware the Mersey Tunnels Act 2004, pushed through by New Labour allows ’Authorised Tolls’ to rise based on RPI figures each year. The Authorised Toll is the amount that Merseytravel are allowed to charge, unless of course they discount them. Currently discounts apply on each [...]
A Huge Loss to Merseyside!
Posted in Merseytravel, tagged Knowsley, Liverpool, Mersey Ferry's, Mersey Tunnels, Merseyrail, Merseytravel, Neils Scales, Sefton, St Helens, Trams, Wirral on December 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I was gutted to hear today that Neil Scales, Chief Executive and Director General of Merseytravel has decided to leave and take up a new position with Translink in Brisbane, Australia. I have known Neil for a number of years, and worked with him closely over the last five as member of Merseytravel, he was [...]
That Was The Week That Was!
Posted in Chris Blakeley, tagged Chris Blakeley, Liverpool, London, Parliament on November 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Well another full varied hard working, tiring and really enjoyable week. Monday, Tuesday two full days in work and two evenings on the knocker, great responses. Wednesday it was on the early train to London and into Parliament to spend some time with Esther’s PA and go through the databases we use. In the afternoon [...]
Mersey Tunnels CCTV
Posted in Mersey Tunnels, Merseytravel, tagged Birkehead, Kingsway, Liverpool, Mersey Tunnels, Merseytravel, Queensway, Wallasey on May 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Recently a few people have asked my why CCTV has been installed at all the Toll Booths at the tunnel entrance. The answer as provided by Merseytravel to someone who submitted an FOI is appended below. I trust that answers the question? But if anyone wants any more info then let me know…
Unbelieveable!
Posted in Politics, tagged BT Convention Centre, Echo Arena, Jeff Green, Labour Party, Liverpool, Wirral Council on April 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Its seems the Labour Party has written to Wirral to ‘seek’ some form of sponsorship for its 2011 annual conference which this year is being held in Liverpool. You can read the letter to the Council Leader, Jeff Green by clicking HERE The Leader of Wirral Council, Jeff Green, received his letter from the General [...]
Tunnel Tolls Increased by Labour
Posted in Mersey Tunnels, Merseytravel, tagged Kingsway, Liverpool, Mersey Tunnels, Merseytravel, Queensway, Wirral on February 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Despite appeals by the small businesses, tunnels users, me, Mersey Tunnels Users Association, the CBI, MP’s both Labour and Conservatives, and many many others, Labour-led Merseytravel has forced through a rise in tunnel tolls. As the Conservative Group Leader on Merseytravel I moved an amendment calling for a freeze on payable tolls and a reduction of 10p [...]
Taxi for Merseytravel!
Posted in Mersey Tunnels, Merseytravel, tagged Liverpool, Mersey Tunnels, Merseytravel, Neil Scales, Tolls, Tunnel Users Association, Wirral on January 31, 2011 | 1 Comment »
That will be £183.80 – Yeh, but who is paying for it? Readers of the blog will be aware of the Mersey Tunnels report which I blogged about yesterday. In that posting I talked about the report being delayed. Today I have discovered that the cost of getting that late report to the Members of [...]
