HELP scrap the planned vehicle tracking & road pricing policy

[The Doc]

For all you drivers out there...

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

Sign and pass it on. It only takes a minute.

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 Mum 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 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.

[Shrodinger's Cat]

Like I said on the Mk5 board...

signed...............

Another example of the steady erosion of our civil liberties   

ID cards can take a run and jump too   

[Len]

I filled it in but havent had the email confirmation back yet! Perhaps they have been swamped.

Have said this before though - the system in the roads is in place, only on motorways and major trunk roads. But that investment has been going on for years. I cant see them dropping the scheme!

[keefusg60]

We have a crap Public Transport system where train prices have just gone through the roof again, thus forcing many people back into their cars, and they're talking about implementing this at the same time.
Total madness......
If you ask me the problem lies in the fact that only total saddos end up as MP's, as most of us get 'normal jobs'  so they have no idea what real life is like, and what really goes on.

[SLIM-DUB]

in rural area's like lincolnshire where you have to travel 20miles to and from work,the un-employment rate will rise drastically as there are not enuff jobs that pay good enuff wages to pay that sort of fee! shocking especially as i cant even see what my road tax is actually spent on,the roads round here are awful for any car not just of the lowered variety! I WILL BE SIGNING SHORTLY!

[Golf8vGti]

Signed 

Taxing bastards that call em selves a government get enough of my money as it is 

[DazVR6]

The goverment are supposed to be here as representatives of you and me but would you or i want this law...........nore would 90% of the british people so this proves the goverment are out of touch with the people that put them there... ....no matter whos in power we have no choice, not real choice.....they say we live in a free society, but for that so-called freedom we pay one hell of a price! Makes you think....is it worth it

[maximk2]

I dont even live in blighty anymore but signed. i was in sales doin an average 30k miles a year and this is disgusting, if it goes ahead everyperson who deems their car useful should stage a strike and really show the t**ts whos boss!!!

[Len]

Just a thought on this subject - Sat Navs work on the same principle as the devices proposed for this purpose in car!

Does this mean that all you sheep that have bought Sat Navs will get hammered straight away?

[The Doc]

Just a thought on this subject - Sat Navs work on the same principle as the devices proposed for this purpose in car!

Does this mean that all you sheep that have bought Sat Navs will get hammered straight away?

No - Sat nav does not have this capability - the system will be a stand alone item.