...actually been stitched up quite badly. The £25 charge was always totally disproportionate to the "harm" they caused though I am glad that small cars which still pollute are not now getting a free pass. Glad to see you're looking on the bright side, Duhg, it'll help you get over the scrapping of Ken's £25-a-day spite tax. Is Boris your new hero then? -- Ed Banger

...$9v5$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk>, John Rowland <johnr@journeyflow.spamspam.demon.co.uk> wrote: Boris wants to scrap bendy buses and replace them - long before they are worn out. Surely they won't be scrapped but sold on. To whom? And at a vast loss, probably. Last time LT bought unsuitable buses they couldn't ...

...: term, one hopes that when the contracts with the jackals, er... company that operates the scheme has expired, it will not be renewed and the whole scheme will be scrapped. Why do you hope that? What alternative do you suggest apart from a price mechanism? road space rationing? permits? "cap and trade" certificates of entitlement? A sudden surge in telecommuting and ...

> term, one hopes that when the contracts with the jackals, er... company that operates the scheme has expired, it will not be renewed and the whole scheme will be scrapped. Why do you hope that? What alternative do you suggest apart from a price mechanism? road space rationing? permits? "cap and trade" certificates of entitlement? A sudden surge in telecommuting and online shopping?...

... <g516ch$9v5$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk>, John Rowland <johnr@journeyflow.spamspam.demon.co.uk> wrote: Boris wants to scrap bendy buses and replace them - long before they are worn out. Surely they won't be scrapped but sold on. To whom? And at a vast loss, probably. Last time LT bought unsuitable buses they couldn't ...

Dave Plowman wrote: Boris wants to scrap bendy buses and replace them - long before they are worn out. Surely they won't be scrapped but sold on.

...>> saying: Longer term, one hopes that when the contracts with the jackals, er... company that operates the scheme has expired, it will not be renewed and the whole scheme will be scrapped. Crapita are being replaced by IBM as of next November - that was all a signed & sealed deal under Ken, last October. Hmm, I wonder how much their CEO donated to the Labour...

... the "harm" they caused though Reports indicate that Boris might scrap the westward extension of the "congestion" zone and might also limit..., it will not be renewed and the whole scheme will be scrapped. And give up the income? Don't be silly. *All* politicians want our money to spend. Boris wants to scrap bendy buses and replace them - long before they are worn out...

... sounding much like they were saying: Reports indicate that Boris might scrap the westward extension of the "congestion" zone and might also limit..., it will not be renewed and the whole scheme will be scrapped. And give up the income? Don't be silly. *All* politicians want our money to spend. Boris wants to scrap bendy buses and replace them - long before they are worn out...

... were saying: Longer term, one hopes that when the contracts with the jackals, er... company that operates the scheme has expired, it will not be renewed and the whole scheme will be scrapped. Crapita are being replaced by IBM as of next November - that was all a signed & sealed deal under Ken, last October. Hmm, I wonder how much their CEO donated to the Labour ...