Re: KERCHING ! KenGestion

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Al <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
writes
> Seanie O'Kilfoyle wrote:
>
> > Londons 'Mare, Mad Ken Livingshite has just released predictably skewed
> > *statistics* to herald the "Success" of CONgestion charging and excuse the
> > lower than expected investment in public transport funding result
> >
> > Read through them for a good old giggle
> >
> > Spot the contradictions and win a major prize !
> >
> > 110,000 (already over taxed) mug punters a day are being hit for the
> > *charge*
> >
> > £5:00 x 110,000 =  £550,000 per DAY !
> >
> > £550,000 x 5 days = £2.75 Million per WEEK !
> >
> > £2.75m x 52 weeks = £1.43 Billion per YEAR
>
> Your maths is fucked up, Clunesy!
>
> GBP-2,750,000 * 52 = GBP-143,000,000 not GBP-1,430,000,000
>
> I suggest you avoid visiting London for one day, and invest the fiver in a
> new calculator.
>
> I also suggest you avoid visiting London a second day and invest that fiver
> in me -- I spotted the contradictions AICMFP
>
> > ONLY £50 million to be "re-invested" in public transport
>
> I would indeed be interested in knowing where the other 83 million is going!

To pay for the technology, people and equipment to make the system work.

3.4% return is the sort of number you'd expect after you've paid the plc 
part of the partnership :(

Shame TfL couldn't do it all itself. Roll on CC for the whole area 
inside the M25.

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Steve
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