Government 'will win over' critics on road pricing petition
THE Government was today defiant over its plan to bring in road pricing on Britain's trunk routes despite growing opposition to the scheme.
Transport Minister Stephen Ladyman is adamant it can win over critics of the proposal, including 1.6 million people who have signed an e-petition on the Downing Street website branding the tolls "sinister and wrong".
This week Prime Minister Tony Blair will e-mail signatories to the online petition telling them charging for using roads is "surely part of the answer" to solving the growing problems of congestion and global warming caused by greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles.
Mr Ladyman said those behind the petition had been putting forward "myths" about the issue.
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