road pricing
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Fleet industry news 3 Mar 2021Budget 2021: Fuel duty frozen and tax consultation announced
A planned hike in fuel duty, due to take effect next month, has been cancelled by the Chancellor in the Budget.
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Opinion 1 Mar 2021Road pricing – the devil is in the politics
Dr Steve Melia, senior lecturer in transport and planning at the University of the West of England (UWE), and author of Roads Runways and Resistance, says Government focus should be on reversing fuel duty cuts.
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Fleet industry news 1 Mar 2021Fleets split over road pricing plan to replace tax losses
Fleet News survey shines light on fuel duty and VED alternative as ‘certainty’ tops fleet wish-list for Wednesday's Budget.
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Fleet industry news 11 Jan 2021Fleet electrification, Covid-19 and cost control – what’s on your radar for 2021?
Fleet News is urging fleet decision-makers to share their views on some of the key issues facing the industry in a quick-fire survey.
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Tax and legislation news 21 Dec 2020Support for road pricing grows as MPs launch inquiry
Three in five people say they support charging motorists a fee to drive around towns and cities. One in four are strongly supportive, Ipsos Mori poll suggests.
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Electric fleet news 16 Dec 2020Government urged to replace taxes lost due to EV uptake fairly
Ministers are being urged to work with the fleet sector to ensure any changes to motoring taxation are carried out in a timely, effective and proportionate way.
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Fleet industry news 14 Dec 2020Mayor wants share of VED or Greater London congestion charge
Company car and van drivers could be charged to enter Greater London if Government does not give the capital £500m from vehicle excise duty (VED).
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Tax and legislation news 16 Nov 2020Government expected to revive roads pricing plans to stem EV tax shortfall
Roads pricing plans are likely to be revived in a bid to stem the estimated £40bn tax revenue that will be lost as new car buyers switch to electric vehicles (EVs), according to a report by The Times.
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Fleet industry news 28 Jul 2020Road pricing support grows as fuel duty receipts fall
The Government is being urged to overhaul motoring taxation and replace it with road pricing as part of its plans for a ‘green’ recovery.
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Fleet industry news 11 Dec 2019Wales considers road pricing to improve air quality
Road tolls, clean air zones (CAZs) and a scrappage scheme could be employed by the Welsh Government to improve air quality.
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Fleet industry news 10 Oct 2019
MPs to launch inquiry into road pricing
Transport Committee says Government cannot ignore “fiscal black hole” from falling fuel duty receipts.
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Fleet industry news 29 Apr 2019Charge drivers by the mile in London, says think tank
Separate charges for entering the ULEZ and congestion charge zone, as well as proposed charges for the new Blackwall and Silvertown tunnel, should be replaced with a road-user charging scheme.
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Editor's view: The Big Picture 4 Jun 2018'Client Earth's recommended emissions-based scheme will only work short-term,' says Stephen Briers
Stephen Briers discusses road pricing following a report from ClientEarth
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Tax and legislation news 28 Mar 2018London ‘stalling’ on bringing in sophisticated road-user charging
London mayor and TfL admit that sophisticated road-user charging, which takes account of emissions and miles driven, will not be introduced in London any time soon.
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Fleet industry news 2 Mar 2018Road pricing may be way to ease congestion for city motorists
A new charging regime is being suggested after the cost of congestion is revealed in a report from Inrix.
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Tax and legislation news 24 Jan 2018Government should introduce dynamic road-user pricing, says ACE report
Funding Roads for the Future says the existing model based on raising funds through fuel duty, vehicle excise duty, and the HGV levy is failing
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Fleet industry news 1 Nov 2017
Replace congestion charge with road-user pricing, says think tank
Distance travelled and environmental impact would determine London road-user levy.
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Tax and legislation news 18 Sep 2017Welsh Secretary announces when Severn tolls cut will take effect
Tolls will be reduced for all drivers from January 8 next year following the return of the Severn Crossings to public ownership.
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Tax and legislation news 1 Aug 2017
Fleets face 90% hike in charges under road pricing scheme, Conservatives claim
Fleet operators could face a 90% increase in the cost of driving on London’s roads under plans put forward by the Mayor of London, a new report suggests.
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Tax and legislation news 18 Jul 2017Road-user charging proposal wins 2017 Wolfson Economics Prize
A recent graduate from UCL has won the 2017 Wolfson Economics Prize, including £250,000, after arguing motorists should pay to use roads on a per mile basis.
