diesel having fuel tax on it and leccy not having - YET !!!
They aren't going to, it's impossible to tax electricity by type of use. They will bring in road pricing, focusing on motorways/high density routes at first, extending to other areas later. They won't drop fossil fuel tax to compensate either, they will use it to further 'persuade' people to switch away from ICE.
One source suggests that they'll give everyone 3,000 miles/year 'free' road usage to lessen the impact on the less well-off (as they tend to drive much lower miles anyway). They are still apparently still thinking about charging mechanisms, my forecast is that it will probably be a tracking app for those who accept it, PAYG at a lower rate. Otherwise it'll be annual inspection at an MOT station with a higher rate applied to make up for the additional expense.
Watch for further expansion of ANPR tech. Pretty much all new cars have built-in cellular tech anyway. I was amused to find my Mini has got two chips in it, one in the roof and one in the floor so the car can still summon help if it ends up upside down in a ditch.
