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Letter: Little support for road pricing.(Letters)
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The Birmingham Post (England)
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March 31, 2007
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2007 Birmingham Post & Mail Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Byline: PETER ROBERTS
Dear Sir, I read with interest and disbelief your report concerning road pricing in the West Midlands (Support for road pricing in West Midlands, Post March 27).
As the ...
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