LamieRobertson
Not awoke
Just call it road tax and then tax per car, flat rate and stop linking it to pollution.
The issue with whacking up tax on fuel is what happens to people who have no choice but to drive to work such as admin staff at schools (and teachers), other key workers like nurses etc. They can’t all move to live in some areas so then what happens? For example, villages can cost a shed load to live in so teachers can’t afford to live near the school so they have to drive to work. If they pay per mile or have to pay loads of tax on fuel then will those schools be able to get staff? Yes a niche example but that would apply all over the place.
Not just the motorist either...when u look at the wider picture...it would also be inflationary...last thing we need is a dose of that ...having said all that something has to be done