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Originally Posted by mkpdavies
Combination of Fuel tax and tolls for private roads.
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Been here before.
Connor makes a good point about the road fund licence being based on a vehicle's CO2 emissions. It is daft to administer a fixed charge, regardless of road use
It seems to me that the fairest means of charging is fuel duty.
The more use you make of the roads, the more fuel you use, and the more duty you pay
If that use is in a heavier, more powerful vehicle, probably harder on the roads, you use more fuel, you pay more per mile of road use.
Doubtless it is not perfect, but fuel duty is probably as simple and equitable as it can be.
But it needs to reflect the cost of the road network rather than just a means of revenue collection.
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