The effects of a road congestion tax
Rural bus services are under threat because no one uses them, and those
that do are probably recieving about £10 subsidy per journey.
And even less people would if motoring was cheaper in rural areas due to the
congestion tax.
A congestion charge would help more marginal public transport systems
pay for themselves, and the business about train overcrowding can be
solved by allowing companies to charge higher fares on the basis that it
must be used to improve the service - which has a 2 fold benefit of
an immediate reduction in demand (due to higher prices)
So it ends up where people can no longer afford to drive, and they can't
afford to take the train either, so everybody just sits at home all day and
the economy goes to pot. Great thinking.
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