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Edinburgh toll exemption pie
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• The Freight Transport Association has urged Edinbu Council to exempt trucks from congestion charging whe considers Transport Initiatives Edinburgh's (TIE) revi plans for a two-cordon congestion scheme on 8 October.
Drivers will face a £2 daily charge to enter the city cer cordon from 07:00-18;30hrs, and the outer cordon dui peak times.
Bob Armstrong, Scottish regional director for the F says Edinburgh council has failed to recognise the cru role that trucks play in delivering to the city's busines "While we are not against congestion charging in princi there is no case for charging commercial vehicles as e with charging they will still have to enter the dty to se essential and commercial needs.
"The council claims that trucks will pay for the benefi less congestion on the roads, which will reduce jour times," he adds. "However, there is no evidence that additional productivity will be sufficient to counteract tolls paid by operators."
Councillor Andrew Burns, executive member for trz port on the city council, says that the TIE report underli the need to take a long-term view to invest in practical s. tions for the future: "Doing nothing would be an abdicatio political responsibility and would harm the long-term he of the city's economy and its social fabric. If we act n everyone both within the city and those visiting from outt can experience real benefits,"