M6 toll. Holy Moly!

[Steviesam]

Just driven back to see relatives from France and used the M6 toll for the first time in 2 years.

last time I am pretty sure it was 6.20 or thereabouts, but this time I am in a van so thought probably £8 or £10.

Just looked at my bank account.

£16.60

Bloody hell thats alot!

[captain_cynic]

And some people want more toll roads in the UK claiming it works in France or some such.

In reality you'll get the same crappy roads and the joy of paying £10 a trip for them.

[thecremeegg]

Yea it's too much for me to bother with in the car nowadays. If it saves me 30 minutes I'll consider it, but otherwise no chance.

[GetCarter]

Bloody hell, it was £4.50 when I used to use it.

[Baldchap]

I bet you can't even speed excessively on it these days.

[BoRED S2upid]

Baldchap said:

I bet you can't even speed excessively on it these days.

Yes you can.

[eldar]

BoRED S2upid said:

Baldchap said:

I bet you can't even speed excessively on it these days.

Yes you can.

Same as any road, then.

[ChocolateFrog]

It was about double what I expected it to be in a cat when I used it for the NEC the other week.

Must be a quid a minute or thereabouts.

[toasty]

ChocolateFrog said:

It was about double what I expected it to be in a cat when I used it for the NEC the other week.

Must be a quid a minute or thereabouts.

Moggy Minor?

[blueg33]

captain_cynic said:

And some people want more toll roads in the UK claiming it works in France or some such.

In reality you'll get the same crappy roads and the joy of paying £10 a trip for them.

To be fair its better than most other motorways in terms of maintenance

[jet_noise]

toasty said:

ChocolateFrog said:

It was about double what I expected it to be in a cat when I used it for the NEC the other week.

Must be a quid a minute or thereabouts.

Moggy Minor?

A Jaa-ag.

[Baldchap]

jet_noise said:

toasty said:

ChocolateFrog said:

It was about double what I expected it to be in a cat when I used it for the NEC the other week.

Must be a quid a minute or thereabouts.

Moggy Minor?

A Jaa-ag.

Reliant Kitten?

[Jonnny]

Baldchap said:

I bet you can't even speed excessively on it these days.

This was the best bit. Maybe this is the way forwards, buy paying for and using the toll you accept the conditions that it's a legal autobahn.

[ian in lancs]

Blimey!

[essayer]

I cheaped out on the way up to Wales then sat for ages in a queue past Star City observing some of the worst driving I’ve seen in years. I’d pay the toll next time

[croyde]

I do like waving goodbye to the Proles as they leave me in peace when approaching the M6 Toll, but the last time I used it, it was around £8.

Looking at the chart above, what's all the zone bit about?

The worse bit is rejoining the Prols at the other end, especially heading south.

Can't all those not using the Toll road just be led into a big carpark and have all their cars and trucks crushed

[John D.]

eldar said:

BoRED S2upid said:

Baldchap said:

I bet you can't even speed excessively on it these days.

Yes you can.

Same as any road, then.

[Wacky Racer]

Been on it once, the week it opened.

Can't see the point, maybe if it was £1.50.

People with more money than sense....unless your firm is footing the bill.

[Sheepshanks]

What are the current usage numbers - IIRC it was anticipated to be 80K/day and it was running at around half that?

[geeks]

Worth every penny for the Toll Booth Grand Prix, windows and foot down

I will almost always use it, more than several times it has saved me lots of time, it's always free flowing, there are less dheads on it and the services are always nice and clean, I'd say 50/50 work and personal expenditure. I am sure there used to be peak and off peak hours. Will say the last time I took the van with a car trailer through it stung a bit.