I am not surprised??bloggers?? hate the idea of road pricing. After years of being ripped off by government, who wants another tax? That’s why I oppose this government’s idea, as it is simply more tax, to try to leave the roads freer for the ministerial limos by taxing the not so rich off the roads.

Vehicle Excise Duty raises ??5,000 million a year. If we abolished this tax on owning a vehicle, and substituted a similar amount of tax for driving a vehicle?? it would be fairer and greener. It’s the better off who drive more, and use the best roads more at the busiest times. The charges should be on the motorways and trunk roads at busy times, and should be linked to improving those roads. Today motorists are taxed a lot and most of the?? money is sent off to other parts of the government.

There are large numbers of foreign lorries on the roads that currently pay no Vehicle Excise duty and usually no fuel tax either, because they fill up at Calais. They would have to pay road charges, to spread the load more fairly.

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