Tamar Bridge consultation gets 5,800 responses
BBCNearly 6,000 people have had their say on plans to increase fees for the Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry tag scheme.
The Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee wants to increase the monthly administration charge for the Tamar Tag, a prepaid electronic tag system, from 80p to £2 in a bid to cover rising costs, but those plans were put on hold in January after public criticism.
A four week consultation on the proposal ended on 6 April - Tamar Crossings said it received a total of 5,842 survey responses.
Philip Robinson, chief officer of Tamar Crossings thanked those who completed the survey and said the responses would "prove especially helpful in shaping the recommendations".
Cameron Weldon/BBCTamar Crossings said the cost of running the tag scheme was currently more than the income which comes in from the 52,000 account holders fees, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.
It said the charges had remained stagnant since the tag was first introduced in 2014.
Robinson defended the proposal in March and said he wanted to "keep the options fair and reasonable and as transparent as possible".
The committee said all users of the Tamar crossings, not just Tamar tag holders were invited to take part.
Robinson said the results would be analysed with initial findings expected by the end of the April before going back to the committee on 26 June.
