Road Pricing

 

It won't work, as any government that tries to introduce it will be voted out. As a computer expert, I know that they won't get that to work either.

The biggest problem will be those who live on the margins of cash flow. How would such a person or family pay say a £100 bill for road use, when they have only just about budgeted for the month?

We must do other things to ease congestion.

1. Encourage people to work at home over the Internet.
2. Provide much more parking on rail routes, so you don't have to drive all the way.
3. Subsidise taxis to provide flexible public transport. Singapore did that and it works.
4. Put larger taxes on fuel and air fares.
5. Selectively look for bottlenecks on road and rail and fix them quickly.

So it will carry on as normal.