Originally Posted by
nilrem
yeh it does... the longer you sit in a congestion, the more fuel you use, so the road becomes more expensive... if you are moving then your MPG increases as opposed to idling for 10 mins creeping down the road...
IMO the only fair way would be to abolish road tax, and stick it all on fuel... the more you use the more tax you pay, the more you sit in congested roads, the more fuel you use, the more expensive they become! then you would see a rise in the ammount of people who turn off their cars when stopped and think about the nex car they are going to get!
Not if you drive a prius, it uses no fuel when sat in traffic, and it moves very economically at low speeds.
You are TOTALLY missing the point though, fuel costing twice per mile as much cause you are in congestion isnt enough of a deterrant, it needs to be 10 quid a mile in central london at peak times if they are going to see a significant drop in congestion.
They would have to make fuel 50 quid a litre to manage that! Then what happens to the bloke minding his own business on rural roads?