Tag: Pay-per-mile

Motorists will "inevitably" end up paying per mile to drive on Britain’s roads as the switch to electric cars reduces fuel taxes, the Government’s infrastructure tsar has said.

The RAC's Head of Policy caused a stir this week when he proposed replacing fuel duty with pay-per-mile road charging. There are many problems with this, says Ben Pile, not least its distinct totalitarian whiff.

Don't be surprised Sadiq Khan is spending £150 million developing pay-per-mile road charging for London. It's all part of the C40 Cities plan, which states the ambitious target of zero private vehicle ownership by 2030.

Millions of drivers are in danger of being hit by a new pay-per-mile road tax under Labour plans that are already being worked on by London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who has proposed to use Ulez cameras to enforce it.