Topic: ''pay as you go'' road tax.

[jonny-zero]

If you drive a car, please read - Sarah Kennedy was talking about this proposed car tax scheme on Radio 2. 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 and 750,000 signatures are required for the goverment to at least take any notice. 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. 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 are concerned about this Orwellian plan and want to stop 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. Sign up if you value your freedom and democratic rights -

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

[Matt zx9]

Quote (jonny-zero @ Feb. 10 2007,10:16)

only 250,000 people had signed it (you don''t have to give your full address, just house number and postcode will do), http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/traveltax

We've already done this!    '>

It was on another thread a week or two ago.

And the last I heard, on the news, they were up to 650,000.


But one last point - a house number and postcode IS your full address, so if for any reason you dont want Tony and Cronies to know where you live... lie!   '>

[jonny-zero]

Bugger. Apologies if this has been done before. It got sent to me so I wanted to warn y'awl.

[Matt zx9]

Just been on the news, the petition has passed one million signatures :0

[scorps]

someone said they had read that tony and cronies aint taking any notice of online pertitions

[Mr Rizla]

does anyone have any "real" cost projections, for car and bike, ta in advance

[Mr Rizla]

Quote (scorps @ Feb. 10 2007,22:25)

someone said they had read that tony and cronies aint taking any notice of online pertitions

comments were mentioned on bbc news tonight, somit alone the lines that even if the majority of drivers objected to any changes they would happen anyway regardless of public feedback..
Is another stealth tax, when will people learn Labour only look after themselves and enjoy sticking it to jo public

[Matt zx9]

Remember Ken and his west london congestion charge consultation?  

[naughty lee]

Quote (Mr Rizla @ Feb. 10 2007,22:46)

Quote (scorps @ Feb. 10 2007,22:25) someone said they had read that tony and cronies aint taking any notice of online pertitions comments were mentioned on bbc news tonight, somit alone the lines that even if the majority of drivers objected to any changes they would happen anyway regardless of public feedback.. Is another stealth tax, when will people learn Labour only look after themselves and enjoy sticking it to jo public

your fecking bang on there riz, but just for the record, i didnt vote the tw*ts in '>