The Editor,
There has been much talk about cancelling tolls on bridges and how to come up with that money in a different manner. The TransLink Mayors Council is spending more than $2 million to come up with an idea.
One that has been talked about is doing a surcharge at insurance renewal based on a cost per kilometre you drive. They estimate is it would cost average drivers approximately $500 per year. That is the direct cost.
We run a home repair service so, if we had these types of charges added, we would pass that cost on to customers.
So the estimated $500 is the cost you see, but how many times more do you pay the same fee? Businesses cannot afford to pay extra costs without adding it to the costs of goods and services. So while cancelling the tolls maybe be good for some, now everyone would have to pay that much more.
Susan Ryan, Port Moody
