Source · Select Committees · Transport Committee
Recommendation 9
9
Paragraph: 29
The taxes imposed by fuel duty and vehicle excise duty are increasingly duplicated by local...
Conclusion
The taxes imposed by fuel duty and vehicle excise duty are increasingly duplicated by local schemes that charge motorists for entering congestion zones and clean air zones. New taxes, and particularly those that rely on new technology, take many years to introduce. The patchwork of devolved schemes may make it impossible to deliver a national road pricing scheme. The simultaneous operation of local and national road pricing schemes would subject drivers to confusion and unfair double taxation.
Paragraph Reference:
29
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
The Government is focused on delivering its core priorities, as set out in the 2019 manifesto. As such, the government does not currently have plans to consider road pricing.