We should tax cyclists and electric car users

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It is no good championing environmental needs if other important social needs are neglected (PA)

As the government is looking towards cuts to fund the UK deficit, why don’t they take the levelling-up approach and impose more taxes on cyclists and electric car users to raise income? Both are using roads and having investment spent on infrastructure and maintenance which is currently subsidised by other vehicle users and council budgets. So how can this be justified when councils should be prioritising their budgets towards the social care areas which are most in need?

If we now have 1 million electric vehicles and 6.5 million cyclists on the roads, implementing new or increased road-user tax could possibly raise essential billions which could be spent on improving essential community services. It is no good championing environmental needs if other important social needs are neglected.

C Jones