Important if you're British and drive or are driven
The following has been forwarded to me by a colleague. I think that anybody British who drives or is driven should be interested.
The item below is from Jane Williams and she ought to know what is going on as she works in Traffic Projects, Environment and Economy Warwickshire County Council. This what she transmitted: -
Dear all,
Have done this, it's very easy. We have nothing to lose by trying - if you don't want Tony & Gordon to have all our money because we drive a car or bike, then please at least sign up.
THIS IS REAL AND IT IS A PROPER GOVERNMENT SITE!!!
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. (Wished they asked me, my bill just for commuting to and from work would be in excess of £1000 per 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 an 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!
(Additional - I have just been on the No10 site and there is LESS than 100k signed up to it. There are over 30 million vehicles and drivers in this country. Just to register 1% of those against this proposal there needs to be 300k signed up! and the closing date is 20/02/07).
Did you know about this? I didn't.
The item below is from Jane Williams and she ought to know what is going on as she works in Traffic Projects, Environment and Economy Warwickshire County Council. This what she transmitted: -
Dear all,
Have done this, it's very easy. We have nothing to lose by trying - if you don't want Tony & Gordon to have all our money because we drive a car or bike, then please at least sign up.
THIS IS REAL AND IT IS A PROPER GOVERNMENT SITE!!!
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. (Wished they asked me, my bill just for commuting to and from work would be in excess of £1000 per 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 an 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!
(Additional - I have just been on the No10 site and there is LESS than 100k signed up to it. There are over 30 million vehicles and drivers in this country. Just to register 1% of those against this proposal there needs to be 300k signed up! and the closing date is 20/02/07).
Did you know about this? I didn't.