The tea they consume is sweet tea which, though delicious, contains diabetes inducing amounts of sugar.

The ferry spaces are finite and I'm guessing that if everyone chose to use it there would be queues which would negate the advantage of it being free. Further to this haulage firms will no doubt calculate the speed of passage through London and pay the tolls and pass the cost on to their customers. Lorries containing hazardous chemicals aren't allowed on the ferry so that a certain quantity of commercial traffic is guaranteed to be still using the tunnel crossings.

Traffic coming off the ferry will be mostly routed through the A205 and A206 which are major arterial roads and as capable of handling the traffic as the A102 which now accommodates traffic from both the Silvertown and Blackwall Tunnels.

Also the Rotherhithe Tunnel is still free to use although it is within the congestion charge zone.

To whom should they prove that they matter?
Is there a scale?
How often does this have to be proven?

Traffic has to go somewhere and it's better that it's evenly distributed amongst the crossings than all building up in one place. Do you live in Woolwich?

The ferry runs whether it's full or not and pedestrians and cyclists ride for free. It's a more efficient distribution of resources, if nothing else.

TfL data also found that the number of people taking buses that travel through the tunnels has increased.

On an average day, 20,000 passengers use the 108, and the new 129 and Superloop 4 buses, with 7,000 journeys involving crossing the river using one of the tunnels

And

However, TfL said it was aware of some increased traffic volumes at other river crossings, including the Woolwich Ferry.

So... good?

You're finally talking sense.

And "Rookie Mistake"? Is that Kipling too?

Why did you start this post with the American phrase "Rookie mistake"? You probably thought that it pithily encapsulated something to do with your point. Or maybe you're just a... what is it you young people say? A "memelord"?

The endless cycle of government:

Business People: We are being strangled by regulation
Politicians: We will free the creative genius of the nation by making a bonfire of red-tape
Everyone: Oh no! lack of regulation means all the business people are turning the environment to shit!
Politicians: We will toughen regulation to protect the environment and the population again.
Business People: Waaaaaah! Throws rattle out of pram.

(That's enough endless cycle - ed.)

Gotten is a perfectly good English word. "Stiff upper lip," that supposed touchstone of the English character, was first used in the United States. Grammar is largely a matter of fashion. If you find yourself questioning the vocabulary choices of various publications because you think they ought to be more English might I suggest having a nice cup of tea, or a tasty beverage of your choice, instead?

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