Stop-go
The government flinches on fuel prices—but promises road-pricing later
SHORT-TERM cowardice and long-term courage: that's Britain's transport policy in a nutshell, following a bunch of big announcements. This week the government gave its strongest commitment to road-pricing. By 2014, technology permitting, drivers will pay per mile driven, ranging from pennies on lightly used country roads to £1.30 a mile at peak-time on the most congested urban ones.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Stop-go”
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