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Transport Taxation LTT854 3 October 2022
Public ready for new pay-as-you-go road user charging, says CBT survey
New studies of public attitudes suggest a growing basis of
support for radical new ways of charging motorists for their use
of the roads. The results appear in the report Pay-as-you-drive: the British public’s views on vehicle taxation reform, just published by the Campaign for Better Transport. Based on focus group research and polling of over 3,000 people, the report is claimed to represent the most in-depth recent analysis of public views on road pricing.
The report suggests a national pay-as-you-drive scheme could progress from a pilot flat per-mile charge for EVs to replacing fuel duty and Vehicle Excise Duty with a smart charge variable by vehicle emissions and where and when the journey takes place.
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