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| Road pricing bill before Commons | Road pricing bill before Commons |
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| Controversial plans for road pricing schemes are due to be put before parliament for the first time. | Controversial plans for road pricing schemes are due to be put before parliament for the first time. |
| The measures, included in the draft Local Transport Bill being published, would allow English councils to introduce schemes on a trial basis. | |
| As many as 10 local authorities have expressed interest. | As many as 10 local authorities have expressed interest. |
| There has also been fierce opposition - earlier this year almost two million motorists signed an online Downing Street petition against the schemes. | There has also been fierce opposition - earlier this year almost two million motorists signed an online Downing Street petition against the schemes. |
| The government says pilot 'pay as you drive' schemes are needed to assess how road pricing could work across the country. | The government says pilot 'pay as you drive' schemes are needed to assess how road pricing could work across the country. |
| Ministers insist that doing nothing would lead to a 25% increase in congestion in less than a decade. | Ministers insist that doing nothing would lead to a 25% increase in congestion in less than a decade. |
| The Conservatives have said people on low incomes will lose out from road tariffs. | The Conservatives have said people on low incomes will lose out from road tariffs. |