road pricing

noun

1. the practice of charging motorists for using certain stretches of road, in order to reduce congestion

Example Sentences

However, he says the prospect of road pricing in Edinburgh is still years away and would be contingent on improvements to public transport.

From BBC

There are policies that could encourage people to ditch cars, such as road pricing, which would ensure that the true environmental and social cost of running a vehicle—whether human- or robot-driven—is paid by its operator.

From Scientific American

The Green Party, whose candidate in Uxbridge is Sarah Green, has called for further road pricing schemes and wants to expand the similar zone in Brighton, where it runs the council.

From BBC

But a recent report from the Reform Scotland think tank points out that big, difficult decisions are not being made, which risk unpopularity, but it argues they will become essential - no more new buildings heated with gas, no new gas cooking hobs, and pay-as-you-drive road pricing.

From BBC

I think my favorite British moment was even when all of this was kicking off, all of his ministers are resigning and calling for his head, yesterday Johnson still had to go to face the prime minister’s questions in the House of Commons, and then have to go and sit in front of his select committee and talk about road pricing.

From Slate