Bridge Toll Increase Inquiry Costs $80,000

You can’t make this stuff up. A proposal to increase the tolls on the Humbert Bridge in England was met with objections, as indeed are most toll or tax increases. In this case, however, the Humbert Bridge Board held a public inquiry to look into whether the tolls should be increased. This inquiry cost over $80,000! (what exactly did they have to “inquire” about that could cost so much?) And the best part? The proposed increase is for roughly 30 cents/car, and the $80 grand must be paid for by the tolls which people did not want increased in the first place!