The New Transport Taxation Group

Some History

Prior to 2019 there had been a voluntary ad hoc group of transport planners, academics, and different interest groups dealing with this topic - the Transport Taxation Group. This was chaired by Alastair Hanton (inventor inter alia of the Direct Debit). Keith Buchan was an active member and is seeking to revive the group to stimulate research and debate but also to put more specific proposals on the table. We are also planning to provide topics ideas for academic research projects. As an example the previous group did a lot of work on how company car taxation could lead the new vehicle market and the changes which were adopted have gone some way to encourage the uptake of less polluting vehicles and significantly influence the second hand market. We have a grant from the Foundation for Integrated Transport to see if such a group could be set up long term and undertake useful work in this field. There's a lot of work already public but bringing some of it together may of itself be beneficial and the focus will be technical and practical. Transparency and clarity will be important for public involvement and understanding.
It is an informal group so participation can be public or private.