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On 27/05/2021 18:39, Joey wrote:


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On 27/05/2021 00:50, Joey wrote:


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On 26/05/2021 15:30, newshound wrote:


I am sure a fast motorway charge will not come at domestic rates

But what matters is how it compares with the cost of petrol.

That will be determined by politics

Not with the price of petrol and unlikely with the price of the
recharge.

I thought the price of petrol was mostly determined by politics,
specifically by how much tax is imposed by Govt.

But they aren't likely to change the way they do that once EVs are
common.

They are absolutely likely to do that once EVs are common.

Not with the TAX ON PETROL they arent.

What are their options?

1/. To charge massive sales tax on all public (inc. fast charged)
electricity for cars. What that means is no one will use them - they will
all charge at home instead.

2/. Replace electricity tax with road tolls. - that will unfairly hit fuel
car drivers so they would reduce duty on fuel accordingly.

3/. Slap enormous road tax on electric vehicles. And see their sales
vanish.

None of that is the TAX ON PETROL.

The only politically viable solution is road tolls,

The other politically viable solution is to pay for roads
out of general taxation and avoid the need for the
much more expensive collection of road usage data
and charging that when you actually do the miles.

and if the income comes from there it would be iniquitous to also get it
from fuel duty.

Not a problem if roads are paid for out of general taxation revenue.