Two-tier system could mean only rich motorists use fast routes with poorer drivers forced on to B-roads
*ffs they want us drive smaller less polluting cars then moan about loosing out on road tax, so its not about money eh, 6p a mile to drive on a new motorway x100 miles =s ?6 x 1000s of cars
the only thing it wont affect is the rich as per*
Drivers would pay higher road tax for using motorways under a plan being considered by ministers.
The radical idea is being considered as the Treasury faces a budget shortfall caused by families switching to cars that incur lower road tax.
Two rates of road tax would apply ? a lower tier for users of small roads and a higher charge for those driving on motorways and other major routes. Spy cameras would catch any drivers using the trunk roads without having paid up.
Two tolls: The two-tier road tax proposal is part of a new vehicle tax regime set to raise ?6billion a year
The AA warned however that a two-tier duty system could see motorways become the preserve of wealthier motorists.
?We don?t want a first- and second-class system on the roads,? said spokesman Paul Watters. ?There would certainly be more traffic, and, if enough traffic diverted, it would stick out like a sore thumb.
?It will lead to slower journeys and more congestion. It will also be an extra nuisance to towns and villages and increase the risk of accidents as A roads become too busy.?
The Prime Minister has already said that private firms could take over the running of roads in return for pay-as-you-go lanes or a share of road tax revenues.
A senior Government source confirmed the two-tier idea was one of a number of proposals to reform the vehicle excise duty regime, which raises ?6billion a year.
Great division: Poor drivers could be be priced off Britain's motorways under a proposal being considered in Whitehall
Segregated drive: The AA warned that the proposed two-tier system could lead to roads divided by income with a 'class system'
?It is true that there is work going on vehicle excise duty,? the source said.
?It follows on from what we spoke about earlier in the year, about making the roads more like utility companies and getting external sources of money into them.
There is a suggestion that as part of that, you could have a lower vehicle excise duty rate for people who weren?t using trunk roads and motorways.
?However, charging people who do use motorways a lot more is not politically attractive, and reducing rates for people who don?t would mean raising less money overall.
Kickstart: Prime Minister David Cameron wants to allow private firms to compete for contracts to maintain British roads
'So it?s difficult and the work is not concluded yet. This is not about making people pay more.?
Labour claimed the Coalition was preparing to unleash a stealth tax on drivers, who are already being hit by high fuel prices.
Another possibility being examined by ministers is to shake up the road fund banding system.
Currently, the duty is paid in a sliding scale of 13 bands from zero to more than ?1,000 in the first year of registration.
Drivers pay according to how much carbon dioxide their car pumps out.
Another option is to replace the annual road duty charge on cars with a one-off, upfront charge on new vehicles.
A proposal to link the amount motorists pay in road tax to how far they drive on motorways, or their use at peak times, has been ruled out.
Stephen Glaister, director of the RAC Foundation, said reforming road tax could be acceptable if it led to better journeys for motorists.
?Ministers would go a long way to restoring trust among drivers if the proceeds were ring-fenced and ploughed back into road provision,? he added.
The idea for overhauling road tax is part of a review by officials at the Department for Transport and the Treasury which was ordered by Downing Street in March.
David Cameron said he wanted to kickstart the economy by allowing firms and investment funds to compete to build, operate and maintain motorways and trunk roads.
Motorists would not pay tolls to use existing roads that would effectively be privatised, though firms could create extra pay-as-you-go lanes that drivers could use to beat congestion.
A proportion of the Treasury?s annual ?6billion in vehicle excise duty would go to contractors, probably based on the number of vehicles using the route.
Caught out: Motorists who do not pay the charge could be caught by automatic number plate recognition - similar to the London congestion charge system
A report from the Institute for Economic Affairs, published today, calls for the Government to privatise the entire road network, raising more than ?150billion.
Motoring taxes should be phased out altogether and replaced with road tolls, it says.
Road users would pay less under a privatised road network than they do now and would have a better quality network, the report claims.
It suggests tolls would be as little as 6p a mile on a new motorway.
Dr Richard Wellings, head of transport at the IEA, said: ?For too long British drivers have had to pay over the odds for a road network that is simply not up to scratch.
?It is lamentable that this vital area of infrastructure has been neglected by government after government.
?Denationalising the network would ensure British motorists had better roads to drive on.
It would also be much cheaper and mean an end to the enormous burden of motoring taxes like fuel duty.?
A spokesman for the Department for Transport said: ?The Government has made clear it will not implement tolls on existing road capacity and has no plans to replace existing motoring taxes with pay-as-you-go road charging.?
He said the roads review was looking at increasing capacity and boosting economic growth.
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Poor drivers could be priced off motorways under new road tax proposals | Mail Online
- Officials are examining plans for an overhaul of vehicle excise duty which raises ?6 billion a year
- All drivers would pay the first charge allowing them to use local roads and A-roads
- But then motorists wanting to use motorways and major A-roads would fork out for a second charge
*ffs they want us drive smaller less polluting cars then moan about loosing out on road tax, so its not about money eh, 6p a mile to drive on a new motorway x100 miles =s ?6 x 1000s of cars
the only thing it wont affect is the rich as per*Drivers would pay higher road tax for using motorways under a plan being considered by ministers.
The radical idea is being considered as the Treasury faces a budget shortfall caused by families switching to cars that incur lower road tax.
Two rates of road tax would apply ? a lower tier for users of small roads and a higher charge for those driving on motorways and other major routes. Spy cameras would catch any drivers using the trunk roads without having paid up.
Two tolls: The two-tier road tax proposal is part of a new vehicle tax regime set to raise ?6billion a yearThe AA warned however that a two-tier duty system could see motorways become the preserve of wealthier motorists.
?We don?t want a first- and second-class system on the roads,? said spokesman Paul Watters. ?There would certainly be more traffic, and, if enough traffic diverted, it would stick out like a sore thumb.
?It will lead to slower journeys and more congestion. It will also be an extra nuisance to towns and villages and increase the risk of accidents as A roads become too busy.?
The Prime Minister has already said that private firms could take over the running of roads in return for pay-as-you-go lanes or a share of road tax revenues.
A senior Government source confirmed the two-tier idea was one of a number of proposals to reform the vehicle excise duty regime, which raises ?6billion a year.
Great division: Poor drivers could be be priced off Britain's motorways under a proposal being considered in Whitehall Segregated drive: The AA warned that the proposed two-tier system could lead to roads divided by income with a 'class system'?It is true that there is work going on vehicle excise duty,? the source said.
?It follows on from what we spoke about earlier in the year, about making the roads more like utility companies and getting external sources of money into them.
There is a suggestion that as part of that, you could have a lower vehicle excise duty rate for people who weren?t using trunk roads and motorways.
?However, charging people who do use motorways a lot more is not politically attractive, and reducing rates for people who don?t would mean raising less money overall.
Kickstart: Prime Minister David Cameron wants to allow private firms to compete for contracts to maintain British roads'So it?s difficult and the work is not concluded yet. This is not about making people pay more.?
Labour claimed the Coalition was preparing to unleash a stealth tax on drivers, who are already being hit by high fuel prices.
Another possibility being examined by ministers is to shake up the road fund banding system.
Currently, the duty is paid in a sliding scale of 13 bands from zero to more than ?1,000 in the first year of registration.
Drivers pay according to how much carbon dioxide their car pumps out.
Another option is to replace the annual road duty charge on cars with a one-off, upfront charge on new vehicles.
A proposal to link the amount motorists pay in road tax to how far they drive on motorways, or their use at peak times, has been ruled out.
Stephen Glaister, director of the RAC Foundation, said reforming road tax could be acceptable if it led to better journeys for motorists.
?Ministers would go a long way to restoring trust among drivers if the proceeds were ring-fenced and ploughed back into road provision,? he added.
The idea for overhauling road tax is part of a review by officials at the Department for Transport and the Treasury which was ordered by Downing Street in March.
David Cameron said he wanted to kickstart the economy by allowing firms and investment funds to compete to build, operate and maintain motorways and trunk roads.
Motorists would not pay tolls to use existing roads that would effectively be privatised, though firms could create extra pay-as-you-go lanes that drivers could use to beat congestion.
A proportion of the Treasury?s annual ?6billion in vehicle excise duty would go to contractors, probably based on the number of vehicles using the route.
Caught out: Motorists who do not pay the charge could be caught by automatic number plate recognition - similar to the London congestion charge system A report from the Institute for Economic Affairs, published today, calls for the Government to privatise the entire road network, raising more than ?150billion.
Motoring taxes should be phased out altogether and replaced with road tolls, it says.
Road users would pay less under a privatised road network than they do now and would have a better quality network, the report claims.
It suggests tolls would be as little as 6p a mile on a new motorway.
Dr Richard Wellings, head of transport at the IEA, said: ?For too long British drivers have had to pay over the odds for a road network that is simply not up to scratch.
?It is lamentable that this vital area of infrastructure has been neglected by government after government.
?Denationalising the network would ensure British motorists had better roads to drive on.
It would also be much cheaper and mean an end to the enormous burden of motoring taxes like fuel duty.?
A spokesman for the Department for Transport said: ?The Government has made clear it will not implement tolls on existing road capacity and has no plans to replace existing motoring taxes with pay-as-you-go road charging.?
He said the roads review was looking at increasing capacity and boosting economic growth.
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Poor drivers could be priced off motorways under new road tax proposals | Mail Online
what are you tight gits paying.
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