There is a rumour going around that EV owners are going to be hit hard in the upcoming budget
Yes it is fairly despicable.
In the past, budget proposals were kept secret until the Chancellor read it out on budget day.
Now, many ideas are quietly but deliberately leaked to see how much public outrage they evoke, despite there being no detail on which to form an opinion. Because it was a leak, the ideas can be dropped without political embarrassment.
The gutter press and populist politicians play a similar game, trying to build up anger against imagined, unannounced policies
The anger sticks even after the policies are shown to have never existed.
Personally, I think pay per mile seems like it might be a good idea, depending on how it is charged.
EVs do more damage to roads than ICE of the same size. They cause as many injury accidents, but are exempt from fuel duty and get a VAT discount.
They even pollute almost as much. Most pollution from modern cars is tyre dust, not exhaust fumes.
As the proportion of EVs goes up, something has to fill the gap.
But how to do it? I can't see it as feasible...
A tracker on every car? Too intrusive and technically difficult. Easy to jam.
NPR cameras everywhere? Too expensive. Would miss lots of journeys.
MOT mileage reading? Would not cover the first three years.
I think the practical difficulties in implementing pay per mile make ot a non-starter.
