Why must a return fare be paid on the Berbice Bridge?

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Dear Editor,

Why must every vehicle pay a return fare on the Berbice Bridge? I am an auto dealer and if I take a vehicle from Georgetown to Berbice why should I pay a return fare of $2200 for a car and $7600 for a small canter? There should be an option if one wants to pay a one-way fare. Some will leave Berbice for Georgetown via the bridge which would be free, and return on the ferry so they would only have to pay $780 for a car coming from Georgetown.

Once you collect a ticket after payment on the bridge at the New Amsterdam end, there is no one to collect the ticket who would know if one has not paid.

Yours faithfully,
Zakir Ally

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