Life after fuel tax: How road pricing could work in the UK
It uses telematics technology to charge motorists by distance driven, factoring in vehicle size and type. It also serves another purpose of managing the costs of motoring such as pollution, emissions and congestion. The TSC says that to be seen as fair and acceptable by the public, road pricing 'must be revenue neutral, with most motorists paying the same or less than they do currently.' It adds that it hasn't seen a viable alternative to a road pricing system based on telematics.
There's a question, too, around retro-fitting older vehicles with the means to be tracked and charged, unless these continue to be taxed under the old system. There's also the issue of influencing driver behaviour with demand pricing, which many will resent, as well as data capture and driver privacy. On this point, the TSC says government must ensure that data management is subject to rigorous oversight.
Operating in 130 countries, it has 2.6 million connected cars on its books and processes over 40 billion data points daily. So Geotab is used to working with big numbers but even Savage admits connecting the 40 million cars on UK roads would be a challenge."One of our solutions uses black box technology and we've got installation down to no more than 20 minutes," he says.
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