Taxi Leaks: Sadiq Khan’s Transport Czar Heidi Alexander, the Deputy Mayor for transport who admits she knows nothing about transport, floated the idea of tolls when discussing the hugely expensive repairs to Hammersmith Bridge.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan's road tolls plan to pay for £141m Hammersmith Bridge repairs comes after he wasted £10BILLION on 'wasteful TfL spending' says Tory rival

The 1887 structure, closed to traffic in April last year after cracks were discovered in its cast-iron plinths, will cost £141million to fix and will be closed for six years – even though it took the Victorians only half that time to build.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has been accused of planning road tolls to claw back millions ‘wasted’ on fat cat transport managers’ salaries and gold-plated pensions.

His Tory rival in the Mayoral election next May, Shaun Bailey, says the Mayor has chalked up nearly £10bn of ‘wasteful spending’ at Transport for London (TfL) and is looking to motorists to help meet the deficit.

Mr Bailey’s comments were sparked after Transport Czar Heidi Alexander, Deputy Mayor for transport (who admits she knows nothing about transport) floated the idea of tolls when discussing the hugely expensive repairs to Hammersmith Bridge.

Ms Alexander said ‘some form of toll may be required’ to make the bridge financially viable.

‘I recognise that if we’re going to find a solution to funding this bridge then we need to look at all options,’ she said.

Conservative candidate Mr Bailey said: ‘Sadiq Khan racked up £9.56 billion of wasteful spending at TfL, forcing the government to bail him out twice in the space of a few months.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8934775/London-Mayor-Sadiq-Khans-road-tolls-plan-pay-141m-Hammersmith-Bridge-repairs.html

TAXI LEAKS EXTRA BIT : from our Heathrow correspondent.

Apparently, too many drivers are leaving their cabs at Heathrow and then popping home.

This notice has just been posted in the feeder park.