Public Affairs
Paying for motoring
Tax and investment - 1993 to 2008 
A history of fuel duty/vehicle excise duty (car tax) and government investment in transport - recently updated to include changes announced in budget 2008.
(April 2008)
January fuel price report
Average UK diesel prices have closed to within 3.5 pence of the £5 gallon - the first time ever for a mainstream UK fuel, the latest AA Fuel Price Report reveals. Diesel now costs a record 109.24 pence per litre while petrol has also reached a new all-time high, averaging 104.28 pence per litre across the country.
(January 2008)
December fuel price report
Soaring road fuel prices have finally stalled after three months of constant rise that saw the cost of petrol rise seven per cent and diesel 11 per cent, says the AA. However, strikes in French refineries and military action on the Turkish-Iraq border suggest that prices could remain volatile in the short-term.
(December 2007)
Workplace parking levies
Nottingham City Council has now published its plans to introduce a levy of £185 p.a. per workplace parking space in 2010 – this will rise to £350 p.a. by 2014. Penalties for 'exceeding' the number of declared parking spaces, enforced by random checks, will be heavy.
(October 2007)
September fuel price report
This month's fuel price report shows that petrol prices are not falling as they normally do at this time of year. A fuel duty rise is set to go ahead on Monday 1 October, the highest rise in fuel duty since March 2000. Combined with the duty rise last December, UK families with two cars will be hit with a tax rise that is nearly twice that of this year's average council tax increase.
(September 2007)
August fuel price report
Our latest monthly summary of fuel prices and an archive of past reports.
(August 2007)
Motoring Costs 2007
Annual running costs for a petrol car in the UK, calculated at the start of the new financial year, went up on average 2.75 pence per mile, AA Motoring Costs 2007 reveal. Compared to the same time last year, it now costs £77 more to keep a typical small family car on the road.
(June 2007)
The AA's Budget response
The doubling of the band G road tax in the next two years breaks the understanding that it usually moves with inflation or to signal change, rather than punish.
(March 2007)
Motorists point the finger at tax-guzzlers
On the eve of the Budget, AA research shows that four out of five UK drivers put making financial ends meet ahead of environmental concerns in their list of motoring priorities. This is despite a range of national and local politicians citing global warming as reason for imposing increased charges and taxes on car owners.
(March 2007)
Budget submission
The AA's letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer ahead of the 2007 budget.
(March 2007)
AA view on road pricing
Speculation in the media recently has stemmed from the widely circulated emails about an anti-road pricing petition placed on the Number 10 website by a member of the public. The AA's current view on road pricing is that it's still too early to support or oppose, as there is not enough detail – like motorists, we remain to be convinced. We will certainly ensure that the concerns of Britain's drivers are fully aired, and that there will be no deal until we see the detail.
(February 2007)
Tax and investment 1993 to 2007
A history of fuel duty/vehicle excise duty (car tax) and government investment in transport.
(March 2007)
Road pricing – what we need to know
The questions that need to be answered before we can say whether road pricing is a good idea or a bad one.
(January 2007)
Car running costs 2006/07
Annual running cost tables for petrol and diesel cars.
Petrol prices 1896 to now
Shows how the average price/gallon has changed over the years since motoring began. (December 2005)
From victims to customers
The view of Britain's motorists on how we pay for roads. (December 2002)
Proposal to extend London Congestion Charge scheme
Response to the consultation. (April 2004)
Paying to use roads
What motorists around the world say – results of a survey of world motoring.
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