Petition, demanding referendum to decide on congestion charge for Cambridge

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#3

The GCP & County are corrupt, working NOT for residents and those accessing Cambridge to earn a living. Even if you leave the city to work you are charged.

Emma Rose (Cambridge, 2022-09-29)

#4

The consultation will have leading questions towards the perfect outcome for the GCP. We can't rely on the county council to turn this over because the lib dem/ Labour cartel have the majority on the county council. This is the only option left for us

Steven Holliday (Cambridge, 2022-09-29)

#5

I am absolutely disgusted at the proposal.

Buses can never substitute for the nimbleness required for specific journeys, often carrying equipment.

A stealth tax on cultural, educational and recreational activity - and a tax on the sick and frail when they visit a clinic or GP's practice anywhere in the city, let alone trying to get to Addenbrookes.

A tax on every odd-jobs/tradesman.

Utterly sick!

Veronica Henderson (CAMBRIDGE, 2022-09-29)

#8

As I oppose another tax on us drivers. A CC would mean every time I wanted to leave my home, I would be charged.
The CC would make Cambridge an undesirable and costly city to visit. It will kill off the shops, cinema, theatres and music venues.
It will make it difficult for parents to take their children to extra curriculum activities
It will make life so much more harder, financially and socially than it already is.
It will have such a negative impact on low paid workers, key workers and self employed/trades people.
For those that worship in the city, have family living in the city, this would be an added unnecessary cost and would have such a detrimental negative impact on the right to a family life.

Sally Parkinson (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#11

This is a tax on the people to regain millions of pounds wasted by the GCP.

Ian Wright (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#14

paul weaver

paul weaver (cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#15

signing because I'm against the underhand way the GCP thrust their stupid ideas upon us without any real consultation

robert housden (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#16

A bus will never replace a car for the majority of journeys that the majority of residents need to make. Stop this fantasy that any form of bus service will be fit for purpose and sustainable.

Matthew Davis (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#23

I do not agree with an unfair fine for the entire population of Cambridge and people entering the City who are merely trying to live or work.

Joanne Ashman (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#25

The cost of living and fuel is hard enough without adding congestion charges.

Rebecca McFadden (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#26

The problem has been caused by Cambridge Council building more and more around the Ciity - developments like the ones at Arbury, Darwin Green, Eddington and Trumpington have only added to the situation and that's down to them.
Then because of the problem they helped ensue and to punish us for it is just wrong.

James Murphy (Bar Hill, 2022-09-30)

#27

This will kill Cambridge and it's public. We are already paying through the nose for everything

Colin Baggaley (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#29

I am a resident of central Cambridge. This tax halts my freedom of movement and try to move freely out of the City. I don’t have a choice whether I want to come into the City - I have to!

Alexander Macintosh (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#31

I am self employed and my work has still not recovered since the COVID lockdowns. With the increased cost of living crisis I am struggling to make ends meet. Another form of tax on my household of almost £300 in the form of a Congestion charge would not only bankrupt me, but it would also leave me and my family homeless as my monthly bills would be completed out of bounds.

Mohammed Irfan (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#36

It is a grossly unfair tax, (covering the entire city) on Cambridge residents who need to drive to work within Cambridge each day, and even driving out of Cambridge. It is ridiculous that we will be charge to leave the city!

Cheryl McCarthy (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#42

I have a disability that means I am unable to use a bike and need my car for getting my shopping, wouldn’t be able to get a bus with all the bags, I also visit my mother and wouldn’t be able to get to see her as on benefits and wouldn’t be able to afford £5 every time I went out so would be stuck at home on my own unable to go out anywhere

Tracey Harradence (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#43

I work in Cambridge and travel by car everyday as my bus service isn’t good enough for my working needs.

Hazel Davidson (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#44

The charge would mean having to pay an extra £100 (minimum) per month. It is an additional charge for the use of roads that we already pay to use through our car taxes. Additionally, it would mean that my only alternative would be to get a total of four buses each day and would extend my working day by a minimum of 3 hours per day. The charge is grossly unfair on people who want to get from A to B quickly and would have a detrimental impact on residents, visitors, workers and all business, regardless of size.

Maria Weglowski (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#46

The main reason I'm signing is because i am in really poor health (long term) which requires a lot of visits to Addenbrookes hospital as well as my GP surgery/chemist etc. I am not well enough to walk/cycle and having a compromised immune system am unable to use public transport. I therefore have no option but to use my car. Being medically retired the proposed congestion charge would be really detrimental to me financially.

Fiona Price (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#48

I do not feel that the consultation will take everyone views into account if it’s only done on line. Vast parts of the population will be missed out in the consultation who are not computer literate. I have to have a car for my job I work in social care. I live off mill road, the congestion charge will have a major impact on my income. Which I can ill afford. We do not have the public transport or infrastructure to cope this this. This is a direct attack on hard working people who can not afford this. Already we are seeing roads being closed with very little consultation. All of which is increasing the congestion in our city, which has been made worse because of the street closures. Many of these were initially made because of Covid 19. This doesn’t feel very democratic it just feels like it’s been forced on the people of the city without little thought or consideration for normal working people.
This is just appears to be undemocratic and up representative of the people of Cambridge city.

Clare Collinson (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#50

Congestion charge is a tax on the poor who live outside Cambridge and have found a job in the town. It will kill retail and restaurants/cafes in the town. The reason there is some congestion is because the council has blocked up so many roads in town over the last 30 years.

simon bragg (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#51

I am a cyclist in Cambridge.

Schoen Cho (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#52

Because it is financial scam

Tomasz Dyl (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#54

This vote needs to be available for all those who live, work and visit Cambridge not just the three people who seem intent on pushing it through.
I totally oppose this proposal.

Patricia Curry (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#57

The plan is ill-considered. Bus system needs to be in place, with connectivity first. The group have already gone vastly over budget. They are not accountable or accessible to those they serve. We need an individual vote /ballot. A consultation of 2000 from 700,000 Cambridgeshire citizens is not proportionate. I feel Camcycle have too much influence. The group are following the old rubber stamp /tick box /group think methodology, spewing out same old tropes & not listening to what Cambridge citizens need. A decent reliable cheap connected bus service where is it after 7 years? In Leeds, Manchester, Brighton but not here. The air is obviously thin in the ivory towers of the LA & has affected thinking. We the tax payer are treated as a gullible, inconvenience. Get out and talk to the people, try travelling on a daily bus for a few months. Self interest, promotion, ego, incompetence & private enterprise are destroying public service. The arrogance displayed is breathtaking. Mainly I feel because on line meetings are use to hide from the paying public, how cowardly!

Rachel Wade (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#75

It is impractical scheme not only will businesses suffer but also cambridge as a whole from shoppers to people who have to work in cambridge.
To quote, "this town is becoming like a ghost town" and it will.

Martin Munt (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#80

People have suffered too much (especially since March 2020!) People pay too much tax, VAT, charges/levies for everything.
If we keep paying, the local & national Mafia-style Government will keep imposing & then demanding more taxes & charges.
Roads, Roundabouts, Footpaths in Cambridge are decrepit & UNSAFE in some places - that's after decades of drivers paying to use the roads - money not going on repairs it looks like!
NO MORE! MUST STOP!

Anne Mulhare (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#82

It will affect so much in my life, I won’t be able to afford to go the gym, visit garden centres, meet up with family and friends

Brian Kurc (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#88

I singing this because I feel it is unfair and unduly harsh to charge many people who can't afford to live in Cambridge to then pay a daily fee for coming to this town to work.

Robert Taylor (CB13PU, 2022-09-30)

#90

This will HUGELY impact my financial affairs. I have to travel by car to West Cambridge, from St Ives, due to a disability. It is just awful that we are to be charged £25 per week to travel into work. It's a disgusting idea to cripple people who are already struggling financially.

Sarah Loveday (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#101

I am a democrat and believe everybody should have the best chance of having their say
Because I don’t trust the council
Because the do-called representatives of the City are part of other lobbying groups including Extinction Rebellion

Stephanie Hemming (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#102

Simply put, this is an unfair discriminatory tax aimed at one group of people only. It is also, as a result, an attack on personal freedom of movement by economic means. Not British not acceptable.

Paul ACKERS (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#105

I live in Cambridge and have friends and family who visit me often.

Hazel Bleet (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#106

I am opposed to the Congestion charge as it will negatively impact those of us who are unable to access public transport. There are also elements of the proposal that I fundamentally dont agree with or I believe to be unreasonable.

James Barrett-Payton (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#107

An absolute scam that will enormously impact businesses and people financially. The lack of consultation on the ridiculous road closures “because covid” was shameful.

G Molineaux (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#108

I am sick of Cambridge council deliberately causing congestion through there poor traffic light management and for the last few years even shutting roads under the guise of the convid plandemic . The members involved in this collusion should be outed with immediate effect , this is tax payers money remember.

Organicgaz Nomad (Royston, 2022-09-30)

#109

I work in Cambridge and it will damage my business aswell ad other local business.

Vicky Randall (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#112

The plan is ill thought out.
City residents already pay for residents' parking and should not be further penalised for eg going to hospital appointments, music lessons, schools.
Many are too old or infirm to carry shopping any distance. Stores on the periphery eg Newmarket Road would have problems with customers unable to reach them.
7am to 7pm will prevent deliveries to many small businesses - which are already on the point of collapse from covid.
The area cannot include the P&R car parks - or it will render them useless. To prevent people driving into the City from outside, they must be encouraged to use P&R not discouraged.

Julia Boyd (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#115

Congestion charge anywhere is a con.

Gail Elsagood (London, 2022-09-30)

#116

This is immoral. We already pay our taxes, why should there be an additional one based on where you live? This would finish Cambridge completely. We're all getting extremely fed up with GCP's constant interference with our lives. Time they went. Especially as this is all down to just THREE PEOPLE!

S B (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#117

Andrew Hickling

andrew hickling (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#120

I hate to think of the hardships and restrictions caused to individuals and businesses. Many will just want or have to move away.

Helen Fox (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#121

This congestion tax will kill all small and independent business in Cambridge (perhaps all part of the plan)
Health workers will leave their jobs in droves and go and to work elsewhere, perhaps somewhere with free parking and certainly no daily congestion tax.
You can get away with this in London where they have decent public transport but not in Cambridge where public transport is already beyond poor and will only get worse if planned bus cuts go ahead. This idea can only be a joke.

Lucy Barrow (Cambs, 2022-09-30)

#122

Fed up with all of this lefty greeny claptrap. Roads are for motorists to use. Get rid of all the those monstrosity buses, stop carving up all our roads for bus lanes and cycle paths, allowing the entire family to get about on a bike with converted vegetable box in front for the kids. We pay for using the roads through our taxes, and expect to be able to use them

Graham Hogg (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#123

I don’t trust the current council to work for the majority of cambridge residents. The are so blatantly being biased towards camcycle. Not everybody can or want to cycle or take a bus. I have a chronic lung condition and have never had any increased breathing problems in the city.

Gary Bush (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#126

The proposal is too vague, no exemptions detailed, includes Addenbrookes whose staff already pay to park. Do the proper research with proper detail and resubmit.

Jon Lisle-Summers (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#130

This has been decided by a committee that is not local to cambridge.

Simon King (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#131

This will be a tax on those who have to use their cars to get to and from work even those going out the city many have no option and no bus service will compensate for those doing awkward journeys or need their cars for work or work unusual hours.
Ad for the
£50 hgv/Coach charge well the mind boggles as to where that idea comes from

Keith Hamilton (CAmbrjdge, 2022-09-30)

#132

I'm signing the petition because this is quite simply disgusting. Having grown up around Cambridge I often drive there at the weekends. However, with a congestion charge, I will rethink this. I am just one person but if more people think this way, how many businesses will lose out because of it??

Matthew Pokora (Stowmarket, 2022-09-30)

#133

The congestion charge will ruin small businesses in Cambridge.

Sam Barrow (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#136

This will drastically affect me in my travels. Plus we have such great expenditure at the moment that any more cost will cripple us and others. It will be no good for Cambridge and businesses that are trying to make a living

Ann Charlton (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#137

Many people commuting into Cambridge for work cannot afford this proposed congestion charge. This cannot be allowed.

Alan Hamilton (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#145

We can’t let the GCP members vote through such destructive policies case on their own personal bias. We need a proper democratic process.

Nicholas Tiley (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#146

This is a totally unfair tax on people going about their everyday business

Susan Moden (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#148

Congestion charge in Cambridge is absurd

Massimo Gaetani (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#153

I believe that this congestion charge is wrong and cannot e allowed to go ahead

Jason Benstead (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#156

I’m tired of paying council tax just to see it constantly being spent on cycle lanes ,redoing roundabouts and blocking roads when they could be spending it on activities to keep our young people out of trouble.

Patricia Bush (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#161

Lesley Satchell

Lesley Satchell (CAMBRIDGE, 2022-09-30)

#168

Its so unfair

Kathryn Tredgett (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#169

Ludicrous scheme,

Simon Glover (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#171

This will cripple our business

Katherine Hlalat (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#174

I’m against the congestion charge it requires a referendum

Lupin Terzo (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#183

Congestion charge is nothing but a tax on the poor & will hurt local businesses

Ashley Hanspall (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#185

I am totally opposed to the proposition, I should not be charged to live in my city , I walk abd cycle where possible . I am a pensioner , I cannot carry shopping g as I have arthritis , l need to care fir grandchildren hence need to use my car , how can any essential workers such as nurses and teachers already on a low wage afford to work in cambridge . Closing mill rd and coldhams lane the council creating congestion.

Judy Davis (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#189

This charge will do nothing to help residents or visitors to Cambridge.
It will supposedly supply buses that so far have been reducing their services. It will make businesses far too expensive to run and worker's to travel to work. The GCP needs to rethink the whole approach that doesn't penalize the people they are supposed to be serving and doing what they wish to be done.

Melvyn Tucker (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#190

I don't believe that Cambridgeshire council spends on the right sort of transport infrastructure 20 million on a Dutch roundabout on milton Road but is cancelling bus routes such as Chatteris , awful road surfaces too, so I feel any congestion charge will be miss spent, also with cost of living increases how will anyone afford this charge

Alison Gobey (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#195

MR A D Toone

Andrew Toone (Waterbeach, 2022-09-30)

#198

I can't afford another tax

Neil Farrow (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)

#199

I’m have signed this petition because as a resident of Cambridge I feel very strongly that this proposal does not take into account the far reaching negative effects it will have on the residents of Cambridge and surrounding villages, let alone the staff and patients of Addenbrookes, should it be adopted. I feel concerned as to why and how it has even gotten this far? So many very valid and legitimate concerns have been raised this far that I strongly believe much more dialogue needs to be had before bringing down the axe…

Martin Shirley (Cambridge, 2022-09-30)