Intelligent Transport Systems UK (ITS UK) is heading to both the Labour & Conservative Party Conferences this year and Kapsch TrafficCom will be at the heart of the debate with a combined fringe event discussing the hugely sensitive subject of how Britain’s roads are paid for.
The UK has set ambitious goals to reach net zero by 2050 and is investing heavily in areas such as electric vehicles (EVs) because this type of measure is seen as key in reaching this goal. Kapsch will argue that a pay-per-mile could also play a key role in shaping behavior’s necessary for the 2025 commitment to be met. A future Road User Charging system could consider the distance traveled by motorists, as well as the type and emissions status of their vehicles, and apply charges accordingly. This ensures that heavier road users pay their fair share while less frequent users pay less.
Tim Wray, the UK and Ireland sales director at Kapsch TrafficCom, will discuss how the pay-per-mile system is the perfect tool for ensuring fuel tax equity for drivers. It will be really interesting to see the response received from both sides of the political spectrum.
