Transport Committee to kickstart conversation on national road pricing

The Transport Committee wants to start a national debate about road pricing something that has been lacking for more than a decade since the then Labour Governments road pricing plans were abandoned.

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UK Parliament

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http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/transport-committee/news-parliament-2017/national-road-pricing-17-19/

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Thursday, October 10, 2019

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Transport, Transportation planning, Transport economics, Road traffic management, Business economics, Road pricing, Pricing, Lilian Greenwood, Labour Party, Transport Select Committee, Congestion pricing

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The Transport Committee wants to start a national debate about road pricing something that has been lacking for more than a decade since the then Labour Governments road pricing plans were abandoned.
In early 2020 the Transport Committee will investigate whether national road pricing should be a part of that future, but wants the public drivers and non-drivers alike to begin the discussion now.
The Chair of the Transport Committee, Lilian Greenwood MP, said:
Its been almost ten years since the last real discussion of national road pricing.
The Transport Committee wants to kickstart this conversation.