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road pricing

British  

noun

  1. the practice of charging motorists for using certain stretches of road, in order to reduce congestion

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The good news for Hochul is that road pricing has proved popular in London, Stockholm, and Oslo, with public opinion improving over time.

From Slate • Nov. 22, 2024

There are policies that could encourage people to ditch cars, such as road pricing, which would ensure that the true environmental and social cost of running a vehicle—whether human- or robot-driven—is paid by its operator.

From Scientific American • Sep. 8, 2023

This kind of innovation is already afoot in road pricing.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2021

Neither can public support for road pricing be assumed.

From Nature • Dec. 4, 2018

Almost 1.8 million people backed a petition calling on Tony Blair's government to "scrap the planned vehicle tracking and road pricing policy"

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2015

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