26th February 2007, 02:29 PM
Lots of stuff in Emjem's post that is nothing to do with the topic. Its not good enough to say 'this is a Labour government idea and we dislike lots of other, unrelated things that this government has done - so this must be bad too'. We need to look at the idea on its merits.
The idea that road pricing will hurt people in the countryside most does not really stack up. I think that most rural roads are quite likely to remain un-priced. Pricing will almost certainly focus on the congested trunk roads, motorways and urban roads.
No-one 'needs' a big gas-guzzling 4X4 to drive on surfaced roads - rural or urban. If you really 'need' such a vehicle, it is for driving on un-surfaced tracks (and then generally only in poor weather) or off-road - so road pricing won't be an issue. Even then, you only really 'need' it if your job requires you to use your own vehicle for these trips.
1man1desk
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The idea that road pricing will hurt people in the countryside most does not really stack up. I think that most rural roads are quite likely to remain un-priced. Pricing will almost certainly focus on the congested trunk roads, motorways and urban roads.
No-one 'needs' a big gas-guzzling 4X4 to drive on surfaced roads - rural or urban. If you really 'need' such a vehicle, it is for driving on un-surfaced tracks (and then generally only in poor weather) or off-road - so road pricing won't be an issue. Even then, you only really 'need' it if your job requires you to use your own vehicle for these trips.
1man1desk
to let, fully furnished