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Offline Chris_

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New UK Government to End "War on Motorists"
« on: May 13, 2010, 01:03:11 PM »
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/7720644/Coalition-will-end-war-on-the-motorist-Transport-Secretary-pledges.html

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Coalition will "end war on the motorist", Transport Secretary pledges
The "war on the motorist" will be ended by the coalition Government, Philip Hammond, the new Transport Secretary, has promised.
 
By David Millward, Transport Editor
Published: 5:52PM BST 13 May 2010

Within 24 hours of taking on the portfolio he confirmed the new administration would bring in a "fuel price stabiliser" which would see the taxes reduced if the price of oil rises sharply.

However fuel duties would rise if the cost of petrol and diesel fell.
 
This, he said, would end the dramatic fluctuations in pump prices which have hit drivers in recent years.

"We will end the war on motorists. Motoring has got to get greener but the car is not going to go away," he added.

The Labour Government was accused of targeting motorists with a series of increases in fuel duty as well as pushing up the price of cars by linking the cost of the tax disc to a vehicle's carbon emissions.

However Mr Hammond, who drives a Jaguar, sought to underline the new Government's motorist-friendly credentials confirming a manifesto pledge that there would be no Whitehall cash for new fixed speed cameras.

He said road safety partnerships would have to pay for new devices out of their own funds, even though the Treasury would still pocket the fines.

The new Government will also press ahead with plans to curb the activities of rogue private clamping firms, Mr Hammond added.

He also confirmed that the new administration would not introduce any form of road pricing.

His pledge represents a victory for the Conservatives in the coalition who opposed pay as you drive charging – while the Liberal Democrats supported it in their manifesto.

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Re: New UK Government to End "War on Motorists"
« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2010, 01:57:00 PM »
I am sure Jeremy Clarkson will be tickled pink!
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Re: New UK Government to End "War on Motorists"
« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2010, 02:58:01 PM »
Meanwhile they announce they will spend whatever it takes to make the UK a green economy, starting with a network of charging stations for electric cars.

Money still growing on trees out there?