Tax Drivers Off the Road, Says Minister ; Transport Chief's Price Warning

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CARS need to be taxed like cigarettes to drive motorists off the roads, a transport minister said yesterday.

Outspoken Kim Howells, number two in the Department of Transport, said petrol was still not expensive.

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Tax Drivers Off the Road, Says Minister ; Transport Chief's Price Warning

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