“So, how are we going to become more efficient? How are we going to make this work?
“The motorist, who they are looking at to try and fill this void is sustaining massive hardship already so how can the motorist say ‘no problem mate I m doing really well, here you go’?”
The Treasury has warned the switch to electric cars could leave a £40billion hole in public spending.
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This is because the revenue generated from traditional Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) and fuel duty charges would fall as more made the switch away from petrol and diesel vehicles.
To combat the fall in spending, the Chancellor is understood to be considering the introduction of a new pay per mile road pricing charge.
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The motoring specialist has hinted tax charges should be the same for electric vehicle owners as those with petrol and diesel cars. This would be more important over the next decade as more drivers make the switch to electric models ahead of a 2030 petrol and diesel sales ban.
A 20 percent coronavirus discount has been applied for year one (Image: Newham London)
However, the Council has confirmed these costs will rise to £200 from next year when the 20 percent discount comes to an end.
Vehicles emitting between 171 and 225 g/km of CO2 will pay £120 this year with costs rising to £150 from year two.
Costs decrease in small increments with the least polluting models emitting between 0 and 50 g/km of CO2 facing no charge at all.
They said: “Newham residents are exposed to high levels of toxic pollution from vehicles, contributing to the highest death rate in England, according to Public Health England, with 96 people dying each year due to the poor quality of the air that they breathe.