THE Traffic Penalty Tribunal met last Tuesday to review the decision that the Mersey Gateway tolls and penalties are not enforceable because of ‘procedural improprieties’.
This is an unprecedented case and if the review confirms that the tolls are not enforceable it is difficult to see how Halton Council can avoid repaying the millions that it has collected in tolls and penalties.
If the decision is confirmed then the council will have to refund about seven million tolls and 350,000 penalties.
We hope that the Government will be persuaded that this is a good time to remove the tolls completely.
John McGoldrick, Scrap Mersey Tolls
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