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Man pretends to be his brother to avoid €7k in tolls, gets busted with cocaine
His plan didn’t work out.
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His plan didn’t work out.
The Transport Minister has said that proposals to impose new tolls on roads in Ireland have been scrapped.
Motorists will face toll rate increases on two of the country’s busiest roads, while charges for trucks will increase on all motorways.
Some M50 tolls will be raised, with charges on other motorways also likely to increase.
The authority has suggested new pay stations on eight existing roads, as well as an extension of tolling on the M50.
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Motorists have been overcharged to the tune of €26,000 per week since the start of the year on that stretch.
The NRA says that Celtic Roads Group (Dundalk) Ltd has failed to reduce prices in line with inflation – but the company says it had a reasonable expectation that charges would never be revised downwards.
Court in Henan Province said today it would hold a retrial following public outcry over the man’s harsh sentence and heavy fine.