Fred from Herefordshire woop
no because of the enormity of the price of petrol and diesel at the moment
Joan
No way our daughter lives in yorkshire so do we need to pay extra to see our grandchidern and enjoy our lives my husband cannot walk far
Ian from Redditch
No way, I already pay enough in taxes, Its not like the road fund licence revenus already collected is spent on anything to do with the road system, so why should I pay more. Because lets face it not many people will end up paying less. If the green bleeding hearts tell me its all for the good of the planet then I say show me conclusive evidence that climate change is man made, because I haven't seen any yet. This is all just a bandwagon spun by the government as an excuse to screw us all for more money in taxes.
l webb
until you control the population then the traffic problem will only get worse.until the goverment gets the railways and other public transport better surved and cheaper for the general public its just another form of taxing the people who have no other way of transport to do everyday work
sue
no, l think we pay enough through car tax & fuel charges anyway, the governments all 'take,take,take!!
Sam
I live in the centre of worcester i would be happy to alter my route, but if this charge meant i had to pay just to get out of my drive and cost me £2000 a year then i would have to give up my job and car and go on the dole and my life would be ruined.
JM Slingsby
Yes - It would shorten journey times during peak periods for essential users and allow others to reduce costs by using roads "off peak"
E A Tuck
No,simply because there is no alternative public transport available when you are a single mum living in rural herefordshire.It would isolate us even more...and financially,I would have to earn another hundred pounds a month...How?
Eldin Rammell
I believe the current road pricing system works well, is cheaper to administer and includes all road users i.e. the tax on fuel forces everyone to pay in direct proportion to the number of miles travelled. As the result from Nick Waddington highlights, the proposed charges will stillnot make a significant different to travelling habits. The difference will happen ONLY when public transport becomes reliable, comfortable and affordable.
David Eastwood
We already have a mileage charge, it's called fuel tax. Why not raise it further if the Government go down this route and save all the hardware tracking system costs and use the existing tried, tested and approved system between the Exchequer and the fuel suppliers. I object to this so called "congestion charging", more of the collected revenue from motorists should go towards roads rather than quango's and wars in Iraq and Afganistan. If the government are really intent on taking cars off the road, then why not limit the number of cars per household and encourage home-based work. Also penalise parents who drive their kids to school rather than make them walk or cycle. This would keep them fitter and extend their lives. We need a more sustainable lifestyle based on less greed and "must have" thinking.
Mr.& Mrs. Coldicott
We are both oap,s So from the end of September to the first of march,we do approx.30 miles a week,but the holiday time starts after that and boy do we clock up the milage,allready we have six holidays booked,and when we arive at the destination,we tour around the area ,so,we would not be happy oap bunnies paying congestion tax.
Rick Newell
If this taxation is brought into play the country will be brought to a standstill, no one will be able to afford to drive anywhere. You will simply have more people driving without tax, insurance and MOT's. Roads will be clearer true, but the people using the roads will be the business that havent gone bust because of the taxes and the well off upper classes!
Personally I think they need to look into transporting children in buses parents would be happy to put them on!
Mal Edgson
Absolutely not. If we want to reduce carbon emmissions then tax fuel and give the oil industry an incentive to take the bocks away from developing efficient engines and biofuels. I am normally supportive of taxation on motoring but this is indescriminate. The charges being talked about would mean I would have to give up work because would not be able to afford to get there. People will be faced with unpredictable bills and the overall level of taxation will rise. The well off will carry on polluting as before whilst ordinary people will be forced off the road at great personal sacrifice. To add to this our movements would be subject to even greater surveillance than they are currently.
