A PRESSURE group aiming to improve the lot of drivers who use the Mersey tunnels wants tolls to be collected in only one direction.
A dossier put together by the Mersey Tunnels Users Association (MTUA) proposes a radical overhaul of tunnel operations that would include the one-way payment to cut congestion.
Established three years ago the Mersey Tunnel Users Association boasts more than 5,000 members and campaigns for a better deal for private and commercial users .
MTUA chairman, Dave Loudon, said under their proposals the toll booths that greet drivers travelling from Liverpool to Wirral would be removed, and charges in the other direction would be doubled.
He said: "This is a change that is long overdue since it would mean drivers of cars, lorries and buses would have a smoother journey in both directions.
"Some of the redundant booths and lanes, could be used to increase the number of manned and automatic booths collecting tolls from a single direction.
"This extra capacity would also alleviate the queues at toll barriers for traffic going towards Liverpool."
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