(19 Aug 2021, 12:32 pm)Chris 1 wrote I'm aware it appears I'm in the minority on this one, but the principle of something like road charging I think I could get behind. Obviously depending on the devil in the detail. If not road charging, then something. Car use is only going continue going one way unless somthing changes, leather seats and wifi alone aren't going to change peoples habits. So long as the stick of road charging is more than compensated for by the carrot of better public transport.
But herein lies a major issue which is never really fully addressed. What are we opposing? Pollution? Congestion? Single-occupancy car-use? Everything gets rolled into one argument when, to me at least, it is not that simplistic. For example, reducing or eliminating pollution is an absolute must and, hopefully, new and emerging vehicle types will do this. But once you do that, one of the main drivers for reducing congestion - the environmental impact - is also reduced.