'Get moving on road pricing,' MPs say04/02/2022 MPs have backed a move towards road pricing to avert a £35bn black hole in the public finances. |
Scottish Government puts road pricing firmly on the agenda17/01/2022 Scottish ministers will this year commission research into demand management options to discourage car use, ‘including pricing’. |
Transport minister Dey links road pricing with more powers for Scotland03/12/2021 Road pricing is likely to be necessary for Scotland in the future but cannot be delivered holistically until the Scottish Government has further powers, its transport minister has said. |
Sunak 'considers road pricing to plug tax gap'16/11/2020 The chancellor is reportedly considering introducing road pricing to address a tax shortfall of up to £40bn that is expected to arise as drivers switch to electric cars. |
Road pricing could help solve congestion, say engineers14/12/2015 A ‘challenge paper’ published by the Royal Academy of Engineering has concluded that efficient road pricing offers the best way to tackle road congestion. |
Ring-fencing of road pricing could save drivers millions, report says24/10/2013 A new research paper has identified £12.2 billion of annual inefficiency across England’s road network, a figure that may rise to £27 billion per year by 2040 if action is not taken to reverse under-investment. |
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