Transport secretary Heidi Alexander has appeared on the BBC this morning to discuss the upcoming Budget

Drivers of electric vehicles have been warned by the government that the tax system for all motorists needs to be 'fair'. Transport secretary Heidi Alexander made the announcement on the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg show as she was asked about whether a new pay-per-mile scheme was about to be introduced.

The BBC host asked the cabinet minister whether it was true that the government would make it more expensive for electric vehicle drivers to drive at the Budget . There has been widespread speculation that a new pay-per-mile scheme will be introduced to target EV drivers.

This is because while petrol and diesel drivers pay fuel duty, EV drivers do not. And as more people swi

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