Government's proposal to introduce road pricing

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Gio · #1 Post by **Gio** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 7:57 pm

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 GBP200 and in a recent study by the
BBC, the lowest monthly bill was GBP28 for a rural florist and GBP194
for a delivery driver.

A non working Mum who used the car to take the kids to school paid GBP86 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 you can expect a NIP with your monthly bill.

If you care about our freedoms and stopping the constant bashing of the
car driver, please sign the petition on No 10's new website

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

Deadline to sign up by: 20 February 2007

Viney · #2 Post by **Viney** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 8:09 pm

Yawn...Done that 3 weeks ago ;)

Gio · #3 Post by **Gio** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 8:25 pm

Viney wrote:Yawn...Done that 3 weeks ago ;)

Well its only got about 260,000 sigs to it, any government can ignore that with impunity, plus I've only just found out about it.

D-Rider · #4 Post by **D-Rider** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 8:49 pm

One more - I've signed it!

#5 Post by **Kwackerz** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 9:25 pm

Thanks for raising it to our attention.

Signed

BikerGran · #6 Post by **BikerGran** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 9:44 pm

I tried to sign but for some reason it wouldn't let me - it said it would send me an email and I had to click on the link in the email.

So far, no email.

fastasfcuk · #7 Post by **fastasfcuk** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 10:07 pm

dunnit.

falcomunky · #8 Post by **falcomunky** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 10:10 pm

Signed, sealed delivered; Im yours!......

D-Rider · #9 Post by **D-Rider** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 11:38 pm

BikerGran wrote:I tried to sign but for some reason it wouldn't let me - it said it would send me an email and I had to click on the link in the email.

So far, no email.

Perhaps 3-wheelers will be exempt from the proposals then!

(you wish!)

.... actually, although I did receive the e-mail, click on the link and was told my name had been added to the list, I never saw my name appear!

Myrkk · #10 Post by **Myrkk** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 12:48 pm

Cheers Gio, hadn't noticed it. Signed and link forwarded

Falcoholic · #11 Post by **Falcoholic** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 12:51 pm

Done it.

Anyone for some George Orwell??

Gio · #12 Post by **Gio** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 11:33 am

Just filled in the online purchase of RFL, why the hell do they want the cars mileage! then I thought, mmm its to do with the mileage charge innit.

TBO I don't see why they need this as they do all that when you have an MOT.

Nice to see its up to 548565 signatures now

Gio · #13 Post by **Gio** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 3:20 pm

From the 'ermmmm good ol' BBC

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6378571.stm

If you haven't signed, today is your last chance.

Ex · #14 Post by Ex » Tue Feb 20, 2007 6:23 pm

It won't do any good...

...but I signed it anyway.

Gio · #15 Post by **Gio** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 6:58 pm

Ex wrote:It won't do any good...

...but I signed it anyway.

I don't know about that