The war on the motorist is a myth and the government should raise taxes on petrol, says a left-leaning think tank.
The Institute of Public Policy Research argues that road and congestion charging should be used to extract more money from cash-strapped motorists to pay for public transport.
The IPPR argues that the cost rising cost of public transport means that rail passengers are being hit far harder than motorists.
Will Straw, the IPPR's associate director, said: "Compared to users of public transport, there is no war on motorists. Rail and bus users have seen fares spiral out of control while the cost of driving has actually fallen over the last decade."
The cost of driving has fallen over the last decade? What? Okay, we were willing to concede that rail prices may have risen by a higher percentage than motoring costs over the last ten years; however, to say that the cost of motoring has fallen is clearly incorrect.
In 2002, a litre of unleaded would have cost you 75p. Today it will set you back £1.34. Even taking inflation into account, this a price hike of more than 36p a litre.
How on earth does this indicate a fall in the cost of motoring?
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