Whitchurch Bridge Toll Protest

photo by Hayly Dowsett

There was a fantastic turn out this morning between 8am-9am. Around 30-40 people turned up (and one troll) to protest the new 40p cash toll and to publicise the new petition to get Oxfordshire County Council to use their powers under the Highways Act to remove the toll from Whitchurch Bridge. There was an overwhelmingly positive reception from the bridge users and well over 250 people had already signed the petition online/by text/on paper within the first few hours of its launch!

If you haven’t already done so please sign the petition on-line.

There was excellent press presence with BBC South TV and the Henley Standard both sending journalists and video cameras for interviews. There has also been much telephone follow-up and we expect good newspaper coverage this week. BBC Radio Oxford interviewed a protester for around 5 minutes live on-air this morning on their morning show.