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Fuel duty cut makes road pricing ‘more urgent’

Published 25 March 2022
By David Mullen
The introduction of pay-per-mile road pricing or toll roads has become more urgent with the government cutting fuel duty.
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Blair think tank: Bring in pay-as-you-go roads

According to a new report released by the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, a new system of road pricing needs to be introduced in the UK.
Published 31 August 2021
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Toll roads could be needed to plug EV road tax gap

A new form of road pricing will be needed if the government is serious about banning petrol and diesel cars, a cross-party group of MPs has said.
Published 11 October 2019
Fuel duty will be frozen for ninth consecutive year

Fuel duty rate frozen for ninth consecutive yea

Fuel duty rates will be frozen again in the next budget, the Prime Minister has confirmed.
Published 03 October 2018
Driving in France during Euro 2016 and summer holiday season

Driving in France during Euro 2016 and summer holiday...

As the summer holiday looms on the horizon like distant blue skies, nearly 1m British holidaymakers are preparing to dust off their passports...
Published 09 June 2016
Reader Letters: a Skoda driver retorts, a lack of variety, Austrian tolls and respecting speed limits

Reader Letters: a Skoda driver retorts, Austrian tolls...

"I’m a Skoda driver, Mr Clarkson, but my name isn’t Geoff and life’s been pretty good to me...
Published 31 May 2016
Sunday Times Driving Reader Letters: Austrian tolls, speedo accuracy, Specs cameras and antiquated RAC

Reader Letters: Austrian tolls, speedo accuracy, Specs...

A warning to readers: I have just received notice of a hefty fine for not displaying a vignette — the toll sticker that permits you to drive on...
Published 16 May 2016
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Letters of the week, July 12

This week: Toll wars, car share hate, Richard Branson's electric prediction and a old school anti-theft device.
Published 13 July 2015
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Letters of the week, July 5

This week: Top Gear withdrawal symptoms, Dartford Crossing, tolls for foreigners, another garage rip-off and a back-to-basics anti-theft tactic.
Published 06 July 2015
Dartford crossing fines appeals errors

Driving investigates why Dartford Crossing cameras...

An error-plagued toll scheme at one of Britain’s busiest road bottlenecks has resulted in twice as many fines as those generated by all our speed...
Published 29 June 2015
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News: Dartford Crossing payment system changes, barriers...

At 6am on Sunday, barriers were torn out at one of Britain’s most notorious bottlenecks, allowing traffic to flow freely for the first time in 51...
Published 01 December 2014
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Letters of the week, November 2, 2014

This week: classic, veteran and vintage cars defined, parking lawlessness, blinding brake lights and toll charges for foreign cars.
Published 02 November 2014
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Cars’ frugality fuels fear of new tollroads and road...

As ministers seek to replace the falling take from motoring taxes, new automatic charging at the Dartford crossing may give them ideas.
Published 21 October 2014