How will pay per mile road pricing work?
How is the Government going to recover the money lost on fuel and road tax? Electric vehicle owners are bound to be hit at some time. I had seen something about payment per mile - how on earth can that work? Do we pay monthly or once a year? I can see the tax dodgers working hard on that one. Not to mention the clever computer hackers coming up with a way around it or some kind of device to knock it out altogether that you will be able to buy online.
Asked on 1 November 2021 by robert battley
Answered by
Sarah Tooze
Yes, road pricing or pay per mile road user charging has been suggested as the most likely way for the Government to recover lost revenue from fuel and road tax, although there's been nothing official from the Government on that.
The House of Commons Transport Select Committee has an inquiry running on it at the moment.
There are various ways road pricing could be done and there are security, privacy and accessibility concerns if mobile phones are used as a means of tracking and paying so the Government will also need to consider physical infrastructure such as toll booths, gantries with cameras etc.
The House of Commons Transport Select Committee has an inquiry running on it at the moment.
There are various ways road pricing could be done and there are security, privacy and accessibility concerns if mobile phones are used as a means of tracking and paying so the Government will also need to consider physical infrastructure such as toll booths, gantries with cameras etc.
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