On my way to the Outdoors Show this morning I used the M6 Toll road, as I've done several times since it opened, paying £2 for the privilege. This morning, however, when I stopped at the toll booth they tried to charge me £5, so I pointed out that I had always been charge £2.
I was told because I had my spare wheel on the bonnet the machine was registering a £ 5 charge. When I pointed out that this was ridiculous as it was the same vehicle, the lady in the booth rang the supervisor, who said that on this occasion sh could charge me £2, I suspect mainly due to the queues forming on the motorway behind me. She then suggested I should remove my spare next time I came down the road. At this point I said goodbye, telling the lady in the tool booth that she ought to listen to BBC Radio WM at 10.00, as she was likely to be on it!
At ten o'clock I told my story to the local s**t stirring presenter who absolutely lapped it up. Apart from posting here, I shall also be sending emails to the local press, national press and Land Rover Press, as well as local TV. This sort of stupidity needs to be stamped out at source, as if no one tells them they will thing they've got it right. Cheers, John