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National road pricing: it should have happened 30 years ago

Brian Dalton Purley Surrey CR8
30 November 2020
 

I see the idea of nationwide road pricing has come up again. My view is that it has come 30 years late. Road pricing should have been introduced, along with a number of other less intrusive changes, at the same time as bus deregulation. 

The idea of charging drivers for road use is a good one as it doesn’t deter car ownership and is a fair way of collecting funds from road users. It will also encourage motorists to use other modes of transport. 

I am pleased to see the extra...

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