- Since 2010 the Conservative Government has backed drivers by freezing fuel duty and spending billions improving roads – but Labour politicians’ imposition of 20mph speed limits and ULEZ expansion highlights the threats motorists face.
- That is why the Conservatives will introduce a Backing Drivers Bill – enshrining in law that a Conservative government will not introduce pay per mile road taxes and will ban mayors and local councils from doing so, reversing Labour’s punitive ULEZ expansion in London and ensuring low traffic neighbourhoods and 20mph zones have local support.
- The choice at this election is clear: the Conservatives who have a clear plan and will take bold action to back drivers – or Labour, who would penalise motorists and take us back to square one.
James Wright has welcomed bold action from the Conservatives to stop pay-per-mile road taxes, rule out blanket Low Traffic Neighbourhoods and 20mph zones and reverse Labour’s unfair ULEZ expansion in London as part of their clear plan to back drivers in Bath.
Through a ‘Backing Drivers Bill’ to be introduced in the first parliamentary session, the Conservatives will build on last autumn’s Plan for Drivers with a package of bold action which will protect drivers from the draconian policies of local Labour politicians.
Only the Conservatives will take the bold action needed to end Labour’s war on motorists, delivering a clear plan to support people’s every day journeys and build a brighter future.
James Wright said:
“The Conservatives have a strong track record of backing motorists, but Liberal Democrats and Labour are desperate to tax people off the roads, from the unfair ULEZ expansion in London, the £7.4million city centre bollards in Bath to blanket 20mph zones in Wales.
“For many people in Bath the car is an essential mode of transport, which is why I welcome the Backing Drivers Bill from the Conservatives which will reverse Labour’s anti-motorist trend to support people with their every day journeys.
“The choice is clear: Rishi Sunak and the Conservatives, who are on the side of motorists, or Labour who will continue their war on drivers if elected, taking us back to square one.”
Mark Harper, Transport Secretary, said:
“We will continue to build on our clear plan for drivers and make sure they are supported in the face of Labour politicians desperate to tax them off the roads.
“We will reverse Sadiq Khan’s unfair ULEZ expansion and rule out any blanket 20 mile an hour zones because we are on drivers’ side. And we will rule out any pay-per-mile road tax to keep costs for drivers down.
“There’s a clear choice at this election – Labour who will continue to penalise drivers or the Conservatives who will back drivers.”
