Silviya Barrett of CBT said: "The new chancellor faces a looming black hole. She can avoid it, in a way which is fair, and which garners broad public support. But she should start now, as this issue will only get more pressing."
The letter said the group fully appreciates that such a change would be difficult and be criticized by the opposition. However, it said its research showed that 65% of the public believe it is fair for electric car drivers to be taxed, but at a lower rate than petrol and diesel drivers.
Simon Williams from the RAC said: "A pay-per-mile system could be set up according to vehicles' emissions with EV drivers paying the least to further encourage take-up and gas guzzlers paying the most. We believe the Treasury needs to get moving on creating this new system sooner rather than later."
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