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The cost of installing road pricing is the same as the cost of doubling our entire motorway network, according to recent figures.
An article in the Telegraph reported that DfT costs to create the roads pricing infrastructure have been estimated at £62 billion.
Meanwhile, the Prime Minister's response to the road pricing petition warned that motorways cost up to £30m per mile. Department for Transport reports that we have 2,199 total miles of motorway network.
So a simple calculation reveals that the total installation costs of roads pricing are about the same as the cost of our entire motorway network.
Paul Smith, founder of the road safety campaign Safe Speed, said: "It is hard to believe that anyone is stupid enough to believe that fantastically expensive road pricing would be anywhere near as effective at managing traffic as a doubling of our entire motorway network.
"The Prime Minister warned of the costs of building motorways while glossing over the costs of roads pricing. How barking is that?
"The 'Toll Tax' is a crazy grand design beloved of no one except politicians and technology suppliers. All roads users should get along to the Travel Tax site today."
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