Good news - many more cities should be drawing up such plans, and quickly. Why are Stockport and Trafford opposed, though? Are they still stuck in the "cars more important than people or the environment" era? And why wait till 2012, why is there always procrastination in this area? A prime objective of these schemes should be to provide funds for improving and maintaining public transport and facilities for cyclists and pedestrians. Charging should start as soon as possible at a relatively low rate, increasing year by year as the alternatives to motoring are improved.

Barry, Wallington, UK

As it is public transport in this area is a mess - there is no integration of services - and such services as there are are very expensive. This leads to a lack of inclination by many to use it.

Therefore this is yet a further stealth tax on workers! If I had to pay an additional £2000 per year to travel to a £16000 (gross) p.a role as is the Manchester average salary, I might seriously think that life on benefits would equate to life at work to fund those on benefits!

It'll be an own goal for those who worked so hard to get greater Manchester back to work.

Toni Benny, Cheshire/Greater Manchester,

Are they trying to kill the Trafford Shopping Centre? Very few out of town shoppers want to go to the Centre of Manchester its an awful place to shop compared to the Trafford Centre. No one will want to shop in Manchester any more.

Roger Bassett, Stafford,