Charging drivers to use roads would be like a “poll tax on wheels”, a leading motoring campaigner warned today. Drivers could be forced to pay fees for using Britain's roads under plans reportedly being considered by Chancellor Rishi Sunak.
The move is being considered to plug a £40billion Treasury black hole caused by the rise in popularity of electric cars. The switch to greener vehicles is hammering government revenue from fuel duty.
As more motorists buy electrical cars, taxes generated by petrol and diesel sales falls. Currently motorists pay 57.95p in fuel duty for each litre of petrol and diesel they buy – a figure which has been frozen since March 2011.
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