Increasing tolls when cost of operations at booths is plummeting

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119902236#Comment_119902236

They all take cards now as far as I'm aware. Limerick and Fermoy (same operator) were the last not to, but COVID sorted that out.

About time! It only took a global pandemic, but they got there in the end!

veryangryman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119902204#Comment_119902204

Ah he's only an anti-car guy anyway. Anything to pee off a motorist and get them on a bike (even if the journey is a ridiculous length) is good for him

KrisW1001

Contract law doesn't care if you're pro- or anti- car, only what you promised to do and whether you do it. The contracts the operators are operating under give them the right to raise their prices in line with inflation without needing the government's prior permission. If the government stops them exercising a right they have under their contract with the government, then the government is in breach of contract, and must compensate them for that breach.

veryangryman

Yes but he only highlighted it because he is anti-car. Leo and MM are just as aware of contract law as him. It just adds weight to those on here that think he is as useful as a chocolate fireguard when meeting the needs of the everyday commuter.

L1011

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119910216#Comment_119910216

Any politician asked would point out that the operators would need to be compensated. A politician not pointing that out would be grossly negligent.

KrisW1001

If Varadkar or Martin were the responsible minister, they would be saying exactly the same thing as Ryan, because it’s the truth: compensation for toll operators having their price-rises rolled back will have to come from the Transport budget.

The existence of the “everyday commuter” is the root of the problem here, not the toll. If we spent proper money on public transport, people wouldn’t have to spend the equivalent of a daily rail-pass every day just to sit in traffic. I wouldn’t be posting here if I didn’t want to see better roads, but there’s a point where roads are no longer the answer to the problem.

veryangryman

That point has 100% not been reached yet. See the morning traffic from M4 Maynooth Eastbound on any given morning to see the results. And the sardine can train in the same direction for those who like the rails.