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Originally Posted by Paul
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Originally Posted by kronas
the plan is back and it looks like its time for a parlimentary session:
alistar darling has outlined plans for government to introduce a pay as you go road travel charges, the scheme using satellite technology involves charging between 2p per mile for rural areas and up to £1.34 at busy times.
mr darling also said the system would replace fuel duty and road tax.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4610755.stm
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In theory it sounds like a workable plan but then so did the Euro  |
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A Department for Transport (DfT) feasibility study concluded last year that a national scheme had the potential to cut congestion by about half as well as providing environmental benefits.
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Be interesting to see how the government achieves environmental benefits while scrapping fuel taxes & vehicle duty. As I understand it, you would pay the same if you did a journey using a 5 litre engine as you would using a 1 litre engine. Wouldn't the larger engine use more fuel, therefore pump out more pollution for the same journey? Is this not UNfriendly to the environment?