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Road Tax

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 and additional fine 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/
Please pass this on to anyone who owns a car/motorcycle. It affects them.
Its not limited to speeding. They also know where parking
restrictions etc are located. And you!

Also see: http://www.safespeed.org.uk/roadpricing.html

Comments

  • 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 and additional fine 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/
    Please pass this on to anyone who owns a car/motorcycle. It affects them.
    Its not limited to speeding. They also know where parking
    restrictions etc are located. And you!

    Also see: http://www.safespeed.org.uk/roadpricing.html

    One of many, if not the main reason, for introducing this tax imho.

    Oh aye, almost forgot, :spam:

    PS Do you have a mobile phone?
    Vedra Nativa
  • I agree with the school run being mostly unnecessary but still another example of the govt taxing us to the hilt.

    And my mobile phone isnt going to get me fined for doing 34 in a 30 zone is it
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