Local Transport Bill [HL]

I understand what the noble Lord is saying. He is right: we think that the EU Commission has an important role to play. After all, it has set out a framework for pan-European interoperability, the underlying principle being that a subscriber to the European electronic tolling service should be able to use any electronic billing scheme in Europe using a single onboard unit and account, subject to certain exemptions in the directive. That is the approach we all want to see adopted, and which makes the most sense.