UK road pricing plans

[sportscar]

This has come up on some of my other lists. While of greater concern to those in the UK it is worth watching:

It relates to Government proposals to enforce us all to have tracking devices fitted to our vehicles, at our own expense, and monitor every move we make in our vehicles, and then charge us for every move we make. The petition is to voice objection to this plan. If you agree with the aims of this petition, please take two minutes to sign it. If you think this is a good idea, then do nothing. Have a read of this first, then decide. Thank you. Brian Amies.

"Sarah Kennedy was on about this proposed car tax scheme on the radio apparently there is only one month left to register your objection to the 'Pay as you go' road tax.

The petition is on the 10 Downing St website but they didn't tell anybody about it. Therefore at the time of Sarah's comments only 250,000 people had signed it so far and 750,000 signatures are required to stop them introducing it.

This is legit... From the 10 Downing Street's website.

Once you've given your details (you don't have to give your full address, just house number and postcode will do), they will send you an email with a link in it. Once you click on that link, you'll have signed the petition.

Democracy in action?

The government's proposal to introduce road pricing will mean you having to purchase a tracking device for your car and paying a monthly bill to use it. The tracking device will cost about £200 and in a recent study by the BBC, the lowest monthly bill was £28 for a rural florist and £194 for a delivery driver. A non working mother who used the car to take the kids to school paid £86 in one month.

On top of this massive increase in tax, you will be tracked. Somebody will know where you are at all times. They will also know how fast you have been going, so even if you accidentally creep over a speed limit in time you can probably expect a Notice of Intended Prosecution with your monthly bill.

If you care about our freedom and stopping the constant bashing of the car driver, please sign the petition on No 10's new website (link below) and pass this on to as many people as possible.

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/traveltax/

Sign up if you are in agreement with the petition - if not just forget it."

which I could be cheery about this,
scott

[Palmer]

I signed up to the petition. Every day someone in the UK goverment comes up with an idea to keep an ever increasing eye on the population whilst extracting maximum tax benifits for the government.

George Orwell did not write science fiction

Rant over.

[jamieandthemagictorch]

what will Tony Blair be remembered for ?

a) taking us blindfolded into a war
b) fleecing motorists

[Palmer]

Those and a lot more.

[acquics09]

those pictures were great

You're right, PA is beautiful

So, will there be a road trip 08?