(17 Aug 2021, 3:48 pm)MurdnunoC wrote Transport for the North boss calls for debate on raising cost of driving
Obviously, as a car user, I should declare an interest in opposing such a measure, but I don't think the solution as to how you might encourage people to use public transport lies in pricing motorists off the road in an attempt to force them to switch. For me, the choice should remain with the user otherwise cars are destined to become the preserve of the rich and powerful. Obviously there is a ecological argument to be had against motor-vehicles powered by fossil fuels but what happens if (or when) the majority of motor-vehicles are powered by electricity or other means. Is it fair to penalise motorists if that ever becomes the case?
Thoughts?
To be honest, this comes across as nothing more than an effort by the TfN boss to generate some cheap heat. It actually takes the focus off a genuine issue of making public transport better and cheaper, because all anyone will focus on is a desire to apply more taxes to motorists.
Robbing Peter to pay Paul is not the answer. It's not going to force motorists out of their cars. If anything, it'll result in motorists having less money in their pocket, which has a wider knock-on impact on the rest of the economy - and less money to use public transport with...
(17 Aug 2021, 7:03 pm)ASX_Terranova wrote You can't force people out of their cars but I think electric cars will fry the National Grid. So if people want to keep using items such as TV's, Computers, etc... they might have to.
It'll only 'fry' the National Grid if we continue to not properly invest in national infrastructure.
The Government have lofty ambitions of making the UK a 'world leader' in green energy, but 2050 is too far down the line and unfortunately I take their soundbites with a pinch of salt.