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Old 19-03-2012, 13:22   #34
martyh
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Re: papers tomorrow Coalition roads motorways and trunk roads to be leased+tolls

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Originally Posted by mertle View Post
You would have to take haulage and public transport out this costing else it would harm the economy with food/goods going through roof. The net result car traffic would then not make the thing viable for private enteprise.

Anyway hit on my google search a RAC survey on road use one things is about pay as you go ie tolls motorways major roads. Its clear this would not be supported.

http://www.racfoundation.org/assets/...-062010pdf.pdf

Shows the government going have difficult time selling this to the motorists.
I agree that haulage and would need special treatment .It would be unrealistic to expect a haulage company to pay for VED ,operators licence and fuel tax on top of road tolls for motorways .Possibly greatly reducing VED for haulage companies.Public transport not so much an issue as they don't go on motorways anyway as a rule
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