Congestion charge in Sheffield

[ads36]

Wonder how many people would stop going into town to shop? After all Meadowhall is right on the doorstep,no parking charge no "congestion" charge..

 

and horrific congestion.

 

we need to get cars out of the city centre, and make it a destination that people want to visit.

 

the future of all city centres needs to be built on the complete package: shops, restaurants, events*, atmosphere, etc.

 

(*christmas market, shaff, the road race grand prix, etc.)

Edited November 13, 2018 by ads36

[lil-minx92]

and horrific congestion.

 

I find the traffic generally OK around Meadowhall. At busy times the area near TGI Fridays up to the M1 is quite bad but not horrific.

[ads36]

bad enough to put me off...

[Planner1]

But the vast majority of buses on our roads are from two or three companies. So isnt it like using a sledghammer to crack a nut. The main bus companies are already investing in greener buses anyway so why do they need to implement this charge for the one or two odd older buses. They could instead use this scheme for cars instead. Yes older buses are worse than cars but there is not that many around surely?

 

The majority of buses used here are not Euro 6 compliant. The number of buses involved is maybe a thousand or so overall I'd guess (First have about 500 based here). Taxis are similarly limited in number, so it's far cheaper to retrofit them than do the same for non compliant cars.

 

The last census reckoned that there are 230,000 households in Sheffield and 67% have at least one vehicle. There would be a huge number of cars to retrofit and that doesn't even take account of the number of people who drive in from outside the city.

[WasThatWise]

Wait till we have brexited, scrap all buses, taxis and lorries over a certain age, make the companies buy British built new ones.

[truman]

and horrific congestion.

 

we need to get cars out of the city centre, and make it a destination that people want to visit.

 

the future of all city centres needs to be built on the complete package: shops, restaurants, events*, atmosphere, etc.

 

(*christmas market, shaff, the road race grand prix, etc.)

 

shops and restaurants won't survive if people stop going into town.

[max]

Sheffield is by far the least congested of the last three cities I lived in.

 

Calling it a congestion charge is a political lie. If they called it a polution charge and admitted that they are desperate for money and want some for something that isnt going to change soon anyway I could understand it.

 

Correct, there is no mention of a congestion charge that I can see. Where did it come from?

[Planner1]

shops and restaurants won't survive if people stop going into town.

Again, why would anyone stop going to town?

 

The proposals don't apply to private cars and the buses / taxis who are affected may get retrofits to be compliant at zero or little cost.

 

The cost and convenience of travelling to town probably won't change and there will be less pollution, so it will be a more pleasant place to be.

[rayggb]

I think 'planner1' you will find that if the council are doing a scheme it will not be them who are renting them out but the electric cab company (only 1 company licensed at the moment),they have both put out feelers with the same questionaire. I have seen both.charging points in South Yorkshire are very few and very far between.The council does live in hope!

[truman]

Again, why would anyone stop going to town?

 

The proposals don't apply to private cars and the buses / taxis who are affected may get retrofits to be compliant at zero or little cost.

 

The cost and convenience of travelling to town probably won't change and there will be less pollution, so it will be a more pleasant place to be.

 

I was replying to Ads36 who seems to want a charge on cars as wellhe said "we need to get cars out of the city centre ".. do keep up