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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, March 2004

Variable Details

Variablem347_16
LabelOpinion on current road charging
Question text It is estimated that about 15-20% of the cost of running a car for the average motorist goes towards taxes and other charges. These costs include vehicle excise duty (the tax disk), tax on fuel paid at the pump and occasional direct charges (tolls and congestion charges). Given the system of charging for road use just described, which of the statements on this card best describes your views on the current system of road charging? The current system of charging for roads doesn't need changing; The system should be changed so that people who don't use certain types of road pay less, even if this means some people pay more than at present; The system should be changed so that people cannot cheat the system by evading some of their road taxes; The system should be changed so that those who do not use the roads at the busiest times pay less, even if this means some people pay more than at present; The system should provide stronger incentives to drive more environmentally friendly cars.
Responses
1 Current system doesn t need changing 190
2 People who don t use certain road types should pay less 225
3 People should be unable to evade road taxes 625
4 Off-peak road users should pay less 174
5 Should be incentives for environmentally friendly cars 238
6 Don t know 164
7 I don t drive 116
24 M347_25 M347_28 M347_29 M347_30 M347_31 8 "Refused" 0
8 Refused 13
97 Telephone interview 6
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, March 2004
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD C347_16. RESPONDENT SHOULD DEFINE 'AVERAGE MOTORIST' FOR THEMSELVES.
UniverseAdults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.;Adults;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study, monthly (up to year 2000), 8 cycles per year thereafter.
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