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Cyclists put the brakes on bike road tax

Ministers will not try to introduce a road tax for cyclists, it emerged yesterday after a consultation exercise included a question on the possibility.

On the day when 7000 enthusiasts pedalled 51 miles from Glasgow Green to Leith in the Pedal for Scotland event, ministers were forced to slap down the suggestion which emanated from a question inserted in the consultation by civil servants.