Mileage records as an alternative to fuel tax

Could annual vehicle-inspection mileage readings support a tax to replace lost fuel revenue?

Mileage is already recorded in the British MOT process, and charging by distance is discussed as a possible option. No particular scheme is adopted.

Odometer readings taken at annual vehicle inspections could measure distance travelled for a proposed road-use charge. British MOT inspections already record mileage. Charging by the mile is considered one possible way to replace revenue lost as petrol and diesel consumption falls. Fuel levies are distinguished from the smaller annual vehicle-tax payment. The comparison also contrasts the claimed transport earmarking of fuel taxes in Virginia with the general use of those receipts in Britain. No worked-out charging system is proposed.