What's going on in Oxford,why have locals voted for this

[Grumpycat6]

From October,or whenever it starts
My DH is going to have to pay £5 a day ,that's £100 a month
Just to get to work
He can't go by train or bus because he starts and finishes times when they don't run .
Apparently from what I understand this was voted in at the local council elections.or the person who wanted to put this scheme in place was voted in ,.
This is going to effect the price of houses ,it's going to put people off moving to Oxford.
With this in mind I can't understand how this was agreed

If they run 24 hour buses and trains ,it's not a problem,he can get to work and home ..but otherwise no he can't without a car

You get 100 free day passes per year if you live in the wider Oxford permit area, so yes, that would cover a lot of emergencies.

That's something then actually..better than nothing.

No one is stopping you getting s job.

But people are affording it in all the other cities. House prices have not plummeted in those cities since the congestion charge was implemented there

Start complaining! Greater manchesters version is “under review” due to backlash

The city council aren't responsible for the highways.

Call Oxfordshire on Monday?

You are right.

I was looking at the wrong map, the low emissions zone.

I used to live not far away from Marston Ferry Road. Glad I moved out of Oxford now.

No it's not.

Oxfordshire county Council is responsible for highways.

Oh give over. You are not cycling home after a 9 hour shift in the driving rain or snow at two o'clock in the bloody morning. Most ridiculous thing I've heard on MN this week.

If they are stopping people driving they need to put buses or trains on.

Why shouldn't the company pay for it's workers to get home safely? Why should the tax payer pay for more buses?

It depends on your route. You’re fine if you go round the bypass and in from London road or marston road. Not if you drive through town.

Quite a few are only if you drive certain cars though, not all cars

@placemats it was fully stopped actually Only slightly wrong better news for me

Why are they not letting electric cars drive through with no charge
I thought the push for electric was to stop emissions,is that not part of why they are doing this

It's a really tiny city.

Perhaps your husband could walk?

Also, the city council aren't responsible for highways.

@Grumpycat6 how far & often is his commute? £100 per month on petrol suggests it’s not very far.

Wow. In Oxford? I live there. It's tiny.

Also, county council manage the highways.

House prices in Oxford are really low.

If this is true and it doesn't affect vans you could look into the cost of buying a little old van. It could pay for itself over a few years and you can sell it again if your husband gets a job outside the zone.

An hour
But he takes the train whenever he can
It's just the trains don't run before he sometimes needs to start working and the last train has finished before he needs to leave

In comparison to what wages.....😂

Do you live in Oxford?

If you have an issue, you'd need to contact the county council.

Untill everyone does the same and they stop that .
I appreciate your thinking of a solution for us .