On the subject of the ancient Liberty's of London and thus road charges... These terms help us with Henry of Huntingdon his records and also by studying the petitions them from local areas around the Kings Peace roads 1.Folk-lore 2.Kings Peace (privilege) The Areas that were off the beaten track so to say... not the Kings Peace... were governed by the law of the local folk. People. Thus where Folk-law comes from. This is where there could be road charges... to maintain and upkeep roads. The Kimgs Peace was under the Kings law. And protected... People wouldn't be attacked on those roads. And also they were not tolled. There was no charges to the road user. Because they were privileged. Like for example Ireland to London. The upkeep came from the actual tax on the people of the surrounding areas. They paid for the roads. Not the road user. Because they benefited from the trade. This is how the four great road operated and they were also safe to travel on. This is where the London Liberties come from because it is on that route to Dover. Watlington Street and the Erminge Street. The very first law that William the conqueror did grant well before any others was the Liberties of the city of London. Kept from the laws of Edward the Confessor.