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Public hospitals too. True story. Even though TBH, it's not shocking to me, considering how good public transport is around here. State-run public transport, BT
by _pferreir_ 7y ago
Public hospitals too. True story. Even though TBH, it's not shocking to me, considering how good public transport is around here. State-run public transport, BTW.
- jen20 7y agoOne pays to park at UK hospitals too.
- moltar 7y agoCanada too, and thru the nose!
- Annatar 7y agoIt is shocking to me; car owners get gouged on no less than four different surcharge taxes (license plate registration renewal, road tax, vignette on top of the road tax, fuel tax)... and then public places like that gouge them on parking. Because they haven't been extorted enough and ridden enough and squeezed enough for the luxury privilege of owning and driving a car? "Car owners don't want to be packed like sardines in a tram, bus and train with a whole bunch of other strangers, so let's punish them!" That makes me so angry, AAARRRGGGHHH!!!
- _pferreir_ 7y agoI don't think it's about "punishing" drivers, it's just that infrastructure costs money and, TBH, the "vignette" is extremely cheap (to say the least) when compared with what you pay for highways e.g. in neighbouring France and Italy. As for public transport, I don't have the same experience (I do have a car but use it quite often), I only felt like a "sardine" in rare occasions. There are buses/trams/trains often enough to avoid the busiest "rush hour" trips.