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Over 1m car insurance customers 'speak out against road charges'

11/02/07

More than one million people have added their names to a petition demanding the government rethinks road charges, it has been revealed, in news that may interest some car insurance customers.
 
The petition was started by Peter Roberts, member of the Association of British Drivers (ABD), to protest against a plan to bring in tolls for using major roads across the UK, such as motorways and trunk roads.
 
Motorists already have to pay a range of costs to get on the road, such as MOT bills, road tax and third party car insurance cover.
 
And Nigel Humphries of the ABD has claimed that road pricing plans are a "bad idea" and form another instance of "government spin" on transport issues.
 
The petition is due to close on February 20th 2007 and, with 300,000 names added in five days, Mr Humphries said that "the sky's the limit" with regards to how many motorists will sign the document in total.
 
"Road pricing is just another tax - and a tax that is unfair, expensive to administer and difficult and inconvenient to collect," he argued.
 
"And it won't improve congestion without large-scale investment."
 
Last week, Mark McArthur-Christie, policy director at the ABD, warned that the road pricing scheme could prompt many motorists to avoid major routes, leading to increased traffic on rural lanes.
 
Consequently, Mr McArthur-Christie warned that the proposals could have road safety implications for country areas.
 
The ABD campaigns on behalf of car insurance customers and other road users on behalf of a range of motoring issues.

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