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THIS PAPER IS CONCERNED WITH THE GENERAL CONTEXT OF TRANSPORT POLICY IN CAPITALIST SOCIETIES, PARTICULARLY THE UK AND THE USA. THE GROWTH IN IMPORTANCE OF THE PRIVATE MOTOR CAR IS LINKED TO THE EVOLVING SPATIAL STRUCTURE OF CAPITALIST SOCIETY AND THE DEMANDS OF CAPITAL ACCUMULATION. STATE POLICIES ARE CLOSELY INVOLVED IN THE RAPID GROWTH OF THE MOTOR CAR THROUGH TRANSPORT AND NON-TRANSPORT POLICIES. FISCAL DISCRIMINATION TAKES PLACE IN FAVOUR OF THE PRIVATE MOTOR CAR, AND THE CORPORATE SECTOR (COMPANY CAR) IN THE UK IS EXAMINED IN SOME DETAIL FOR EVIDENCE OF FISCAL DISCRIMINATION. PUBLIC TRANSPORT HAS EXPERIENCED NEGATIVE FISCAL DISCRIMINATION AND SOME EXAMPLES OF THIS ARE DISCUSSED. TRANSPORT POLICIES ARE LINKED TO THE GENERAL ATTACK ON ITEMS OF COLLECTIVE CONSUMPTION EVEN THOUGH IT CAN BE SHOWN THAT SUCH ATTACKS MAY NOT BE IN THE INTERESTS OF THE STATE OR OF PRIVATE CAPITAL.