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Petition · past parliament

Make the new Mersey Gateway crossing free for all

Closed 3,796 signatures

What the petition asks

The new Mersey Gateway crossing is expected to be completed in 2017. The government have already declared that Halton Residents can benefit from free unlimited crossing. This should be extended to cover everybody. Residents of neighbouring Merseyside use the bridge to commute to jobs in Halton.
As a Merseyside resident working for an organisation in the Halton Borough why should I be asked to fund an extra £1080 per year to go to my place of work. My employed will not cover these costs and I pay the same amount of road tax, fuel tax and VAT as somebody living in Halton who maybe commutes to Liverpool.
This is unjust and will leave me unable to continue with my employer of 15 years.

Timeline

7 Dec 2015 Petition opened for signatures
7 Jun 2016 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 3,796
Status Closed
Opened 7 Dec 2015
Closed 7 Jun 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.