h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

years ago, businesses were encouraged to re-locate to areas other than the big conurbations--the idea being to reduce the onset of congestion(?)
Many of those businesses that have been set up in rural areas are now hilighting the government's half-hearted attitude to the problem of congestion, in that the government have so far failed to get the telecoms companies to supply broadband internet to these areas, thereby depriving these firms of vital coms tools.
If a firm needs high speed internet access they have to set up in the high population areas .
Hence another contributing factor to the self-feeding congestion problem.
Anyway, the toll charges will only become another perk of thejob, probably taking over from luncheon vouchers!

The government's u-turn on cars and public transport surely must lie in their need to raise a massive amount of money over the next few years to pay for their policies. The private car,and motorist are much easier targets for indirect taxation than public transport users,vis fuel tax,vehicle excise duty, speed fines, entry tolls, m-way tolls,pollution tax, vat on purchase price, spare parts, insurance,etc etc.