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'Pay-per-mile' road levies needed to balance rise of electric vehicles, UK lawmakers say

By Jakub Krupa ( February 4, 2022, 16:10 GMT | Insight) -- How UK drivers are taxed for their road use will need to change to a "pay-per-mile" model as the rise of electric vehicles makes existing levies less effective and threatens to rip a hole in the public purse, a committee of lawmakers said today. Despite the privacy concerns inherent in tracking drivers' movements, it urged the government to develop an alternative road charging mechanism by the end of this year.How UK drivers are taxed for their road use will need to change to a "pay-per-mile" model as the rise of electric vehicles makes existing levies less effective and threatens to rip a hole in the public purse, a committee of lawmakers said today, despite the privacy concerns inherent in tracking drivers' movements....

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