Rejected petition The Welsh government must make a commitment that they will not implement any road charging schemes.
The Welsh National Transport Plan 2022-2027 is a huge document containing truly terrifying policies.
Section 3.3 describes how they will 'motivate' the public to walk, cycle or use public transport by charging for driving and parking.
"We will also motivate people away from private car use through demand management - the Wales Transport Strategy includes a commitment to develop a national road user charging framework."
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This will make commuting unaffordable or impracticable for many, especially those working in Bristol or Chester. It will restrict employment opportunities, forcing choices between economic hardship and leaving Wales.
Worse still, rural communities that has no viable public transport will be decimated. All this during a period of national economic stagnation verging on recession where we are facing ever higher food, energy and housing costs.
Tourism will be similarly affected, dissuading tourists from destinations such as Pembrokeshire and Anglesey.
We need a Senedd that listens to those that pays its wages and acknowledges the lessons learned from the 20mph debacle.
Why was this petition rejected?
There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue, or if the Petitions Committee has considered one in the last year.
Another petition calling to 'Cease all further planning for road charging in Wales' is already collecting signatures. You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.
https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/245584
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