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14th February 2002
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Charging hauliers to use British roads will make them more efficient discuss. According to an "influential government transport advisor" (is there another kind?) congestion charging is the best way to unblock Britain's clogged-up arteries. Evidently it would also "release very large revenues which could be used to find other developments of the transport system". But would any of it be spent on creating better roads? We doubt it, especially as the Treasury hates hypothecation (the black art by which money raised through specific taxes is spent on improving the lot of the people who've coughed up the money). Before Commercial Motor embraces congestion charging we'll want to know a lot more about how the income will be spent. Significantly, last week the FTA suggested that the way to charge all hauliers, including foreign operators, to use the nation's roads was to adopt some form of electronic charging system. That's despite its initial warning that such a method could be a stalking horse for more universal congestion charging. It was right first time. A simple, prepaid vignette is easier to use, quicker to introduce and will charge

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