Road pricing
Transport Committee
Closed
Inquiry
We launched an inquiry into road pricing in December 2020 to explore several issues: The case for introducing some form of road pricing and the economic, fiscal, environmental and social impacts of doing so; Which particular road pricing or pay-as-you-drive schemes would be most appropriate for the UK context and …
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12
Recommendations
5
Conclusions
1
Report
1
Oral session
1
Event
Activity timeline 3 events
6 Mar
2023
2023
4 Feb
2022
2022
Report published
20 Oct
2021
2021
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
20 Oct 2021
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Alistair Hunter · Arup
Dr Nina Skorupska CBE · The Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology
Duncan Buchanan · Road Haulage Association
John Siraut · Jacobs
Mike Williams · HM Treasury
Professor Phillip Goodwin · Foundation for Integrated Transport
Steve Gooding · RAC Foundation
Toby Poston · British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA)
Reports 1 report · click to expand
| Title | HC No. | Published | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fourth Report - Road pricing | HC 789 | 4 Feb 2022 | 17 | Responded |
Recommendations & Conclusions
11 results
7
Recommendation
Not Addressed
Fourth Report - Road pricing
The introduction of an alternative road charging mechanism that supported motoring and motorists might work...
The introduction of an alternative road charging mechanism that supported motoring and motorists might work against the Government’s ambition for half of all journeys in towns and cities to be walked or cycled by 2030. In designing an alternative road …
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Government Response
The Government states it does not have further views on the Committee’s recommendations.
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Recommendation
Not Addressed
Fourth Report - Road pricing
The Government must set out a range of options to replace fuel duty and vehicle...
The Government must set out a range of options to replace fuel duty and vehicle excise duty. Those options should be revenue neutral and not cause drivers, as a whole, to pay more than they do currently. One of those …
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Government Response
The government does not currently have plans to consider road pricing, reiterating their 2019 manifesto commitment.
Department for Transport
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Conclusion
Not Addressed
Fourth Report - Road pricing
The taxes imposed by fuel duty and vehicle excise duty are increasingly duplicated by local...
The taxes imposed by fuel duty and vehicle excise duty are increasingly duplicated by local schemes that charge motorists for entering congestion zones and clean air zones. New taxes, and particularly those that rely on new technology, take many years …
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Government Response
The government does not currently have plans to consider road pricing, reiterating their 2019 manifesto commitment.
Department for Transport
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Recommendation
Not Addressed
Fourth Report - Road pricing
The Government must examine how an alternative road pricing mechanism can be delivered alongside devolved...
The Government must examine how an alternative road pricing mechanism can be delivered alongside devolved local road charging schemes, while respecting the existing devolution settlement. Any alternative road pricing mechanism must be revenue neutral to the Government rather than causing …
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Government Response
The government has not provided any views on the committee's recommendation regarding an alternative road pricing mechanism.
Department for Transport
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Recommendation
Not Addressed
Fourth Report - Road pricing
The Government must examine the role that telematic technology can play in delivering a replacement...
The Government must examine the role that telematic technology can play in delivering a replacement road pricing mechanism that sets the cost of motoring based on the duration and time of the journey and vehicle type and size.
Government Response
The government has not provided any views on the committee's recommendation regarding the use of telematic technology for road pricing.
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Recommendation
Not Addressed
Fourth Report - Road pricing
The Government must assess the potential effect of telematic technology on changing drivers’ behaviour and...
The Government must assess the potential effect of telematic technology on changing drivers’ behaviour and delivering its wider policies on air quality, congestion, public transport and public health.
Government Response
The government's response does not address the recommendation, instead stating it has no further views on how road pricing should be considered.
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Recommendation
Not Addressed
Fourth Report - Road pricing
The Government must assess the potential effect of a road pricing mechanism based on telematic...
The Government must assess the potential effect of a road pricing mechanism based on telematic technology on high-mileage drivers, such as road hauliers and those in rural communities, and on those least able to adapt to increased motoring costs.
Government Response
The government does not have further views on the Committee’s recommendations for the ways in which road pricing should be considered.
Department for Transport
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Conclusion
Not Addressed
Fourth Report - Road pricing
The successful implementation of a national, technology-based road pricing scheme is contingent on the Government...
The successful implementation of a national, technology-based road pricing scheme is contingent on the Government explaining how data capture will work in practice, ensuring that data management is subject to rigorous governance and oversight and reassuring the public that their …
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Government Response
The government does not have further views on the Committee’s recommendations for the ways in which road pricing should be considered.
Department for Transport
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15
Recommendation
Not Addressed
Fourth Report - Road pricing
The Government must work on a cross-departmental basis to ensure that equal focus and policy...
The Government must work on a cross-departmental basis to ensure that equal focus and policy ownership is placed on the delivery of more zero emission vehicles and the continued funding and maintenance of the road network. The Treasury and the …
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Government Response
The government has not provided any views on the committee's recommendation regarding cross-departmental collaboration on zero emission vehicles and road network funding.
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Conclusion
Not Addressed
Fourth Report - Road pricing
Bearing in mind the partial devolution of transport policy, consultation and agreement between the UK...
Bearing in mind the partial devolution of transport policy, consultation and agreement between the UK Government and the devolved Administrations will be key to developing and implementing an alternative road charging mechanism.
Government Response
The government does not have further views on the Committee’s recommendations for the ways in which road pricing should be considered.
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Recommendation
Not Addressed
Fourth Report - Road pricing
To fulfil their respective and connected responsibilities for managing congestion and maintaining the public finances,...
To fulfil their respective and connected responsibilities for managing congestion and maintaining the public finances, the DfT and the Treasury must jointly establish an arm’s-length body with an appointed individual to evaluate its preferred options to replace fuel duty and …
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Government Response
The government does not have further views on the Committee’s recommendations for the ways in which road pricing should be considered.
Department for Transport
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