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The Government has finally published its draft for the long-awaited Local Transport Bill, giving local authorities in major urban areas new powers to introduce road pricing schemes.
The Bill promises to "update existing powers so that where local areas wish to develop proposals for local road pricing schemes, they have the freedom and flexibility to do so in a way that best meets local needs."
The Department for Transport claims the new Bill "would not provide the legal powers that would be needed for a national system of road pricing," although it said decisions "can be taken only in the light of further practical experience of local schemes," which will be brought in if this Bill passes through parliament.
The first grants for local authorities were also announced, with more than £2.2m being shared between West Midlands, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Tyne and Wear, Leicester and Nottingham.
The Bill focuses on using the money from local road charging schemes to improve local transport, specifically bus services.
The Draft Bill's full public consultation process closes on Friday 7 September.
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