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Lorry road pricing plans abandoned as impractical

Lorry road user charging was promised by Chancellor in 2001, but abandoned in 2005 as impractical—after £40m had been spent on consultants' fees.

Source: Roger King, Road Haulage Association (Downing St website).
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