Of course we support policies for sustainable transport!  There may be
problems with this scheme (the rural poor, failure to invest in a
publically funded and managed transport infrastructure but signing this
petition just plays into the hands of the road lobby.



> I received this from a friend and thought that list members might be
> interested - the deadline for signing the petition is 20th Feb. I've
> checked the site and it seems genuine.
>
> 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 government 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
>
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