Half empty ??? this must be one of those ” its the bigger half ” type comments.
I have never heard any of my driver colleagues claim to use the Toll route.
Even if it worked out cheaper in Fuel no one will use it as a statement to the Government that we pay enough in road taxes..any additional charge is too bitter a pill to swallow.

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The road shouldn’t have been a private inititaive. The company that own/run it don’t want lorries on there as it would increase repair costs.

What a white elephant this has been. It cuts a swathe through green belt land and does little to ease congestion on the M6.

It should’ve been built by the government, priced at a sensible level (so that it pays for itself, instead of making shareholders wealthy) and then perhaps it would’ve done the job it was designed for.

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Which pencil pushing department has time and money to spend on writing a report that anyone living in the midlands could tell you.

This is why we have a budget deficit!!!

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The M6 Toll is the most pathetic attempt at alleviating M6 traffic.
It doesn’t because it costs too much!!!
If they put it down to £1 a go everyone not needing to go through the West Midlands would use it but they don’t because they took out too much money to build on the back of easy credit and a perverse notion that people would use it even at £5 plus a go.
Well now they have found out that the majority wont and so now they have to keep putting the prices up to deal with their ever increasing debt.

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Maybe someone from the owners of this total waste of money, would explain the logic behind the night charges?? why would a vehicle pay to use the M6 Toll at midnight when the M6 is clear and free???

They sould take a look at the Dartford Bridge and how that works. 33% less if you have a tag, free at night and reductions for local residents.

Comment 4 is spot on – they keep the charges high so less traffic uses it thus reducing the amount of maintenance needed, and staff employed……..

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I did use the toll for work – and it did save a lot of time. But the prices are so expensive, I just couldnt afford to use it anymore. I believe if the prices were dropped, alot more drivers would use the route. Even if it cost £2.50 for any type of vehicle – I am sure you would notice an increase in usage.

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The original idea of an alternative route around Birmingham was much needed and still is.

However by making it a toll road was always going to limit it to those who can afford it. Effectively it’s a rich mans road.

The government should grasp the nettle, buy the M6 toll motorway from the private company, and scrap the charges. This would free up the existing M6 by diverting a lot of the commercial traffic onto the current M6 toll motorway. This would be a far better use of taxpayers money than spending it on the HS2 raillink.

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The good news is that the M6 Toll Road reverts to full public ownership in 2053 :-)

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And that despite the signs that try to trick you onto the M6 Toll at Dunton Island if you want to go to Lichfield, and the unnecessary 60mph limit enforced by SPECS on the A38. The answer is simple: scrap the tolls. End of problem.

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Here’s an idea, why don’t we toll the M6, get unnecessary journey’s off the roads, cut down on pollution and then it won’t matter which road you use.

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Just shows motorists and road hauliers not prepared to pay full cost of their journey. Why should all taxpayers pay for those who have a car and use it unecessarily.

44t lorries cause most of congestion on M6 they should be forced to usde Toll road to pay something towards the damage they do.

And Hauliers that cheeky they want even bigger lorries.

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