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  • Zulu
    Zulu Posts: 367
    Isnt the Dartford Crossing owned by the French too?
  • R0TW
    R0TW Posts: 1,852
    Zulu said:
    Not airport or parking related, but gives a general idea of rip-off Britain.....
    I had a haircut 3 weeks ago in Cirencester which cost 25 pounds (i was so shocked, i didnt argue) - i'm going to have another next week in Cape Town at a cost of 100 Rand (circa 4 pounds 50p).
    That’s a fair comparison.
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 29,717
    Zulu said:
    Isnt the Dartford Crossing owned by the French too?
    Yes, we were told it was fee paying for 20 years, then it would be free.
  • Gribbo
    Gribbo Posts: 8,992
    edited 6:25PM
    No, the Dartford Crossing’s owned by the UK Government and just run by a private contractor on their behalf. The charge itself is set by the Government, so it’s basically their call. The “French connection” people mention is more about big international firms (Vinci???) being involved in UK infrastructure generally, not that the crossing itself is run by a French company or the money’s all going abroad.

    You’d think after all this time though, if successive governments insist on keeping the charge, they might try to save motorists a few quid - for example by cutting out the middleman or passing on any efficiencies
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,570
    R0TW said:
    Zulu said:
    Not airport or parking related, but gives a general idea of rip-off Britain.....
    I had a haircut 3 weeks ago in Cirencester which cost 25 pounds (i was so shocked, i didnt argue) - i'm going to have another next week in Cape Town at a cost of 100 Rand (circa 4 pounds 50p).
    That’s a fair comparison.
    Unless he's got dark hair ;)
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,570
    Gribbo said:
    No, the Dartford Crossing’s owned by the UK Government and just run by a private contractor on their behalf. The charge itself is set by the Government, so it’s basically their call. The “French connection” people mention is more about big international firms (Vinci???) being involved in UK infrastructure generally, not that the crossing itself is run by a French company or the money’s all going abroad.

    You’d think after all this time though, if successive governments insist on keeping the charge, they might try to save motorists a few quid - for example by cutting out the middleman or passing on any efficiencies
    Or perhaps governments of all shades prefer having a third-party in place to act as a shock absorber and take the blame instead of them. 
  • Gribbo
    Gribbo Posts: 8,992
    Stig said:
    Gribbo said:
    No, the Dartford Crossing’s owned by the UK Government and just run by a private contractor on their behalf. The charge itself is set by the Government, so it’s basically their call. The “French connection” people mention is more about big international firms (Vinci???) being involved in UK infrastructure generally, not that the crossing itself is run by a French company or the money’s all going abroad.

    You’d think after all this time though, if successive governments insist on keeping the charge, they might try to save motorists a few quid - for example by cutting out the middleman or passing on any efficiencies
    Or perhaps governments of all shades prefer having a third-party in place to act as a shock absorber and take the blame instead of them. 
    Possibly, either way it costs us. As per.....
  • Gravesend_Addick
    Gravesend_Addick Posts: 7,388
    edited 7:31PM
    Not about airport parking as such, but We're flying from Stansted in May.  A local company that specialises in Airport runs wanted £100 each way from Gravesend

    For £100, we've booked the Premier Inn next to the airport the night before with parking for the week included.   A no brainer
  • palarsehater
    palarsehater Posts: 12,390
    Other half is Irish and generally back in Ireland every other weekend so I regularly pick up on a Sunday eve and i tend to pick her up a the McDonald’s near Gatwick South. It’s about £300 a year we save 
  • O-Randy-Hunt
    O-Randy-Hunt Posts: 11,221
    In all my years of dropping people off at airports including family, I've never been asked to drop them at the car park so they can get the free bus back to the terminal. People just pay it. Wonder how much it will have to go up for people to say, drop us in long stay and we will get the bus back.

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  • Siv_in_Norfolk
    Siv_in_Norfolk Posts: 4,194
    edited 8:35PM
    Chunes said:
    I'm seriously starting to wonder if privatisation and foreign ownership is stealth sabotage. What would Saudi Arabia, China, etc.. and these countries that have bought up our infrastructure have to benefit from taking driving up the prices, while not reinvesting in the infrastructure itself? Everything. Massive profits and the degradation of a major Western country.
    Hahahaha...

    I'm continually astounded by the ability of a section of Brits to blame the state of the nation on foreigners (especially considering how it built its wealth) but blaming foreign nations for political decisions made by British politicians to privatise industry is.... remarkable!

    Tell me the ultimate cherry on the cake is that you are a big Thatcher fan! 
  • SporadicAddick
    SporadicAddick Posts: 7,223
    palarsehater said:
    Other half is Irish and generally back in Ireland every other weekend so I regularly pick up on a Sunday eve and i tend to pick her up a the McDonald’s near Gatwick South. It’s about £300 a year we save 
    Unfortunately the Big Mac meals you get every time comes to £325.50.
  • CheshireAddick
    CheshireAddick Posts: 1,340
    edited 9:20PM
    Zulu said:
    Not airport or parking related, but gives a general idea of rip-off Britain.....
    I had a haircut 3 weeks ago in Cirencester which cost 25 pounds (i was so shocked, i didnt argue) - i'm going to have another next week in Cape Town at a cost of 100 Rand (circa 4 pounds 50p).
    In Cape Town now. The quality and price of food and drink (not checked out haircuts) is fantastic. A pint of stella and Castle lager in the V&A waterfront today cost £5.50 :). A litre of diesel is about 90p. The one think that has surprised me though is how expensive holiday accommodation is.
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,153
    This thread is a real example of first world problems. 

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