UK fuel tax has a problem...

[rcjordan]

...EVs

"£40bn black hole in the public finances, which would result from a proposed ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars within a decade."

Road pricing could offset loss of fuel duty from electric cars | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/nov/16/road-pricing-could-offset-loss-of-fuel-duty-from-electric-cars

[Torben]

that is the case in all scandinavian countries

[rcjordan]

How is Denmark proposing to replace their fuel tax?  I can't imagine raising the vehicle excise tax above its ridiculously high current level.