Minister's Plan to Slash Car Duties As 'Sweetener' for Pay-Per- Drive

Daily Mail › February 19, 2007

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SCOTTISH motorists would no longer have to pay car tax and fuel duty would be slashed in a bid to win over the public to a new road pricing scheme.

The Scottish Daily Mail revealed last week that Lib-Dem Transport Minister Tavish Scott wants to introduce a 'poll tax on wheels', where motorists would pay up to Pounds 1.28 per mile to drive on congested roads.

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Minister's Plan to Slash Car Duties As 'Sweetener' for Pay-Per- Drive

Similar plans south of the Border have led to a massive revolt from motorists, which forced Mr Scott...

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