The Journal: „Pendler können nicht mehr ertragen“: Fordert den Verkehrsminister auf, die heutigen Mautpreiserhöhungen abzuschaffen
https://www.thejournal.ie/sinn-fein-says-toll-price-hikes-should-be-scrapped-6906446-Jan2026/
Von Banania2020
The Journal: „Pendler können nicht mehr ertragen“: Fordert den Verkehrsminister auf, die heutigen Mautpreiserhöhungen abzuschaffen
https://www.thejournal.ie/sinn-fein-says-toll-price-hikes-should-be-scrapped-6906446-Jan2026/
Von Banania2020
10 Kommentare
14 euro at the tunnel is mafia levels of racketeering
Or perhaps people should look into other methods of commuting that doesn’t involve their private car?
People complaining about traffic on one hand and on the other complain about disincentives to using cars.
We need free public transport within country Dublin and heavily discounted commuter buses and trains.
The port tunnel example is terrible. We should not be framing commuters can’t afford the toll as a negative. The only reason the toll exists is to ensure that commuters do not use the port tunnel.
But Pa Daly does have a point that the public private partnership in place for many of these tolls, like the west link, is totally skewed in favour of the private company running the booths at the expense of the state.
I genuinely believe the Government are happy to let driving become such a miserable experience in the hope that people seek alternatives, even though the alternatives are generally not up to standard.
I tried taking the bus to work for a year but eventually gave up because it was so unreliable and infuriating (ghost buses). I even ended up taking a taxi on a few occasions to avoid being late.
I’m also convinced some people that previously used the M50 have now reverted to the old-fashioned route when going north to south or vice versa. Traffic around East Wall, Ringsend & Sandymount is bumper to bumper in both directions from before 7am.
Another Government failure, spare me the „unprecedented/unexpected demand“ or some other excuse. Our Government is eternally reactive and rarely proactive.
The Govt is determined to leave us penniless.
Not sure why car ownership in Dublin City just isn’t disincentivised more. Increase the carbon taxing on the sale of fuel inside the M50, increase motortax for cars registered within the M50, congestion charges like London and implement measures for exemptions for people who actually require their car for work or blue badge. It is mind boggling to me the millions upon millions that is spent on public transport, active travel and plans and strategies for dublin in comparison to the rest of the country and yet it’s still the priority when it comes to reducing traffic
Plot twist they won’t scrap it and commuters will just pay up anyways.
My adult children were happy to be able to get the leapcard u25 discount on buses and continue to use public transport but it’s their unreliability and cancellations that is making them move faster to get their own cars. It’s caused them to miss lectures and to be late for work in new jobs. You can’t trust if they’ll turn up.