Mike, stop being naive of course some people will be exempt. all the polticians who are in favour for 1, like the councillors who get a free parking badge for any car parks or the mp who puts 1000's of pounds on her expenses for travel and congestion charges.

   To make this charging work and fair to locals who will be charged everyday going to work, then evey single vehicle in the country will have to have an electronic device fitted just in case they visit this area. How can the Government know that in say every 100 vehicles passing somewhere maybe 20 of them are not local. How can they force somebody to have an electronic device fitted into your vehicle, how are the police to monitor all of this, they will be setting up road blocks to check if it has been fitted. More congestion. So how will charging work, ie get more vehicles off the road? What about delivery vehicles/taxis etc? Who will be exempt from the charging, write to your MP for more information. The more people that show them that we don't want it then maybe they will kick it out.

   The Tarmac Twins, Lib-Dem MPs Stunell and Hunter, can't wait to see acres of Goyt Valley countryside lost so the Toad of Toad Hall Tendency can beep-beep! their way from A to B a few minutes sooner during the morning and evening rush-hours. This is the politics of the cleaner greener Lib-Dems, is it? The SEMMMS relief road will be an environmental disaster - but it will have minimal impact on Hazel Grove and Bredbury home-owners. Not in your constituents' back yards though, so that's all right - isn't it, Mark and Andy?

   Being realistic is what is required - of what benefit to residents of Disley alongside the A6 is a Metrolink which is miles away?

The public transport system does not support travel across the main highways; for instance it is not possible to travel directly from Disley to Marple by public transport. It is a distance of only 4/5 miles but is difficult to accomplish without a car.

I cannot travel anywhere without using the A6 - does this mean I will pay every time I need to do some shopping or visit doctor or dentist?