new transport policy in the uk

[QUOTE]The UK government is looking at a complete overall of the road pricing system in the UK, involving both trucks and cars paying per km travelled based on the road and time of day. Whilst many unknowns are to be overcome, the implications of this are significant for MIG[...mre research/QUOTE]

The election is over and Alastair Darling is still the Minister for Transport or as they say in the UK ..Secretary for Transport.


[QUOTE]Transport Secretary Alistair Darling will unveil his vision for Britain's first pay-as-you-drive transport system this week.

Essentially the policy may boil down to this :
(1) Scrap fuel taxes
(2) Scrap motor registration charges
(3) Pay as go on the motorways on a sliding scale depending on the road and time of day


Already 5000 Norwich Union policyholders are having their insurance premiums decided on the kms travelled and this data is transferred from the vehicle to Norwich via GPS navigation device fitted in the car.

iIf this were to be adopted it would be good for MIG in that the M6 Toll would be relatively cheaper than todays price comparison s