Pay-per-mile tax: What is it, why was it proposed, and why has it been shelved?

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Sir John Armitt, chairman of the National Infrastructure Commission, described road pricing as "inevitable" in October, but the government confirmed that such a system would not be introduced.

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00:00UK motorists have dodged a potential four-figure rise in car taxes after the government ruled

00:07out introducing a paper-mile road pricing scheme before the autumn budget.

00:11The controversial proposal, which had sparked widespread speculation, could have seen drivers

00:16paying as much as 15 pence per mile, according to estimates by the electric car scheme.

00:20For those travelling the national average of 7,000 miles annually, this would have amounted

00:25to £1,050 a year.

00:28Concerns over the scheme gained momentum earlier this year, with leading campaign group Fairfuel

00:32UK warning a paper-mile tax was imminent.

00:35Sajan Amit, chairman of the National Infrastructure Commission, described road pricing as inevitable

00:40in October.

00:41However, the government confirmed just weeks before the budget that such a system would

00:44not be introduced, saying,

00:46"...we are committed to supporting our automotive sector as we transition to electric vehicles

00:50in order to meet our legally binding climate targets."

00:54While the immediate threat has passed, the long-term future of road pricing remains uncertain.

00:58What do you think of the paper-mile idea, and would it impact your travel habits?

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