And if the sale of electric cars increases significantly there'll be a shift to road pricing.

 

Well thats unleaded 95ron hit £1.52.9 a ltr up here

 

Merchants of doom.

I dont think it will happen.

The effect to our economy would be staggering.

Whilst so much of the cost of fuel is in UK taxation,
there is a huge margin for manipulation by the budget meisters.

Revenue will be cut on fuel.
And recovered elsewhere.

 

I dont think it will change that much yet.. A continued gradual increase, obviously way beyond inflation, is not going to change joe averages' habits much. If it did push the heavy lifting of transport to other means as enthusiasts we should be pleased at the result.

Everyone should get a bike, my CBR can do 50mpg easily while showing an S a clean pair of heels, especially on UK roads where there is always traffic.

I was going to buy a v8 this year but thats been shelved for other reasons, i'm now considering getting something warm to replace the beater