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Different language
is sometimes used - ‘road pricing’,
‘pay per mile’, ‘road user charging’ and ‘road tolling’ all basically mean
charging you to make a journey. |
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DELIBERATELY UNDER-PUBLICISED? … ● The
under-publicised consultation on expanding ULEZ (2022) had questions on what
sort of road pricing might be introduced. 83% of responses were opposed. ● Officially ‘no
decision has been made’, so why
has Transport for London (TfL) recruited several contractors working on developing
road pricing systems? ● We are told that
‘the technology isn’t ready yet’…. should we read that the Mayor is hoping to
tread softly until he can get re-elected in 2024? ● People have also
noticed the hurry to get in ANPR surveillance cameras for London-wide ULEZ
despite its great unpopularity. The cameras might just double up for road
pricing? |
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FROM ULEZ TO LONDON-WIDE ROAD PRICING? … ·
The Mayor’s denials
of intent are unconvincing. He was reported (18 Jan 2022) as wanting pay-per-mile
road pricing in the context of ‘climate change targets’. “Longer term,
Mr Khan says he needs to bring in a pay-per-mile system..
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An under-publicised document reveals the assumption
that ULEZ income will be replaced by road pricing income by 2026… as part of his plans to save
the planet. ·
He claimed that about ULEZ, even though his own
document gives
the game away that it will have no effect! It is quite clearly about making money! ·
Transport for London explicitly reviewed expanding
ULEZ as part of potential “New revenue sources” (August 2021). |
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TAKING YOU, YOUR MONEY AND PRIVACY FOR GRANTED… TAXING OVER 1 IN 4 JOURNEYS OFF THE ROAD? ·
The planet-saving Mayor wants to get 27% of our car journeys off the road.
It makes you wonder how steep the charges will be? ·
He waffles on about supporting those on low
incomes over the costs. Yet there’s lots of evidence that his ULEZ expansion
would seriously harm many poorer
and lower-paid people. ·
There is a hint
that charges could be based on ‘household
income’, ‘where you drive’ and ‘available alternatives such as walking
and cycling’. ·
They have the nerve to pretend that this would
‘’respect privacy’ and minimise our personal data collected. Who decides if your
journey to work or the shops is the best option or even ‘necessary’? Or
whether you should be having a delivery by Ocado or Amazon? ·
Apart from being irrational and
irrelevant to road use – targeting income
could compromise privacy within a family. ·
We are talking about a ‘Big Brother’ mentality, a bureaucracy
getting too big for its jackboots! |
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ADDING INSULT TO INJURY … KHAN’S HYPOCRISY ·
The planet-saving Mayor is a hypocrite. ·
While wanting to tax our ‘emissions’, he
regularly lets off lavish fireworks displays when
it suits him. ·
He and his advisers have frequently flown. ·
He has been
enthusiastic about visiting cannabis farms in California, which would hardly
be great for air quality if replicated over here. ·
He has
tried to push more people to use the tube for money reasons, even though the air quality is better at
street level. He waffles on about supporting those on low
incomes over the costs. Yet there’s lots of evidence that his ULEZ expansion
would seriously harm many poorer
and lower-paid people.
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The Alliance of
British Drivers is pleased to be part of the backlash against the Mayor’s money-raking proposals. Please help spread the
word and - better still - actively support us in calling for a fairer deal for
drivers who already pay billions a year in taxes.
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