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SNOWDONIA
bosses last night ruled out the possibility of congestion charges being
introduced in the national park.
A
newspaper claimed national parks across Britain, including Snowdonia, were
planning to copy the scheme after its successful introduction in London.
But councillors told the Daily Post there were no plans for a Ken
Livingstone-like £5 toll which has reduced London peak time traffic by
20pc.
Dafydd
Iwan, who is chairman of Goriad Gwyrdd - the Snowdonia Green Key Partnership
- and is responsible for transport on Gwynedd council said the rumours were
"completely unfounded".
He
said: "To say there are plans to introduce congestion charges in
Snowdonia is completely unfounded. It may be one of the things we can look
at in the future but nothing more than that.
"We
have plans for a more fully integrated transport policy in Snowdonia such as
better bus services and more control over parking but there are certainly no
plans for a congestion charge."
Mr
Iwan's rejection of the plans was. backed by Snowdonia National Park
Authority. Spokeswoman Llinos Angharad said:
"There
are no proposals by ourselves or Gwynedd council to introduce a congestion
charge."
At
present Durham is the only place in Britain operating a congestion charging
scheme outside London. Motorists pay £2 to enter Saddler Street.
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