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Pay-as-you-drive assessed
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• The South East Regional Assembly has called on the government to launch a study into the impact of a national 'pay as you drive' charging scheme.
The cat comes following its review of the government-commissioned Orbit Multi-Modal Study, which states that road tolls should be implemented within a 50-mile radius of central London to cut congestion on the M25. The assembly says that is has serious concerns about the economic, social and environmental impact of such a scheme.
Councillor Keith Mitchell, chairman of the assembly's regional planning committee, says: "On the whole, the assembly is disappointed with the Orbit studIc and is concerned about its lack of vision and strategy.
"However, there is a range of medium-term transport and highway improvements which need to be made over the next 10 years. We urge the Secretary of State to give the support and funding required to make this happen, and to revisit the longer-term issues when the charging report is to hand."
The assembly is advising Secretary of State for Transport Alistair Darling to add M25 junctions 5-7,Junctions 16-23 and junctions 27-31 to the Highways Agency's Targeted Programme of Improvements.
A DfT spokeswoman says a decision will be made shortly.