Pay As You Go Road Tax

AndyCBR · Post by **AndyCBR** » Feb 6th, '07, 09:43

I do not normally forward these sort of things - but it may have an impact on everyone's pocket if it gets the go ahead!

For all those car/bike owners....This is real!!!!

Sarah Kennedy was on about this proposed car tax scheme on the radio.

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 so far and 750,000 signatures are required to stop them introducing it.

This is legit... from the 10 Downing Street's website.

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 care about stopping 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.

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

speedy(delboy) · Post by **speedy(delboy)** » Feb 6th, '07, 10:15

DONE

Especially for me being a bloody cabbie and you Andy with what you do, as if we done pay enough bloody money to them anyways

Jonny · Post by **Jonny** » Feb 6th, '07, 10:29

Will it really be a massive increase? If this were to come in, it would replace the petrol and road tax.

If you care about the enviroment you would see that this system will make a lot of sense.

You wouldnt really have to worry about your bike getting knicked if its got a tracker, less accidents on the road, less speeding in general. Lower costs on car insurance. I cant really see a negative impact.

Jay · Post by **Jay** » Feb 6th, '07, 11:02

Done

Maver-Nick · Post by **Maver-Nick** » Feb 6th, '07, 11:12

Jonny wrote: I cant really see a negative impact.

Do you really fancy 'Big Brother' tracking your every move...

Where, When, SPEED... etc... I don't, so I've signed...

Jonny · Post by **Jonny** » Feb 6th, '07, 11:34

Maver-Nick wrote:
Jonny wrote: I cant really see a negative impact.
Do you really fancy 'Big Brother' tracking your every move...

Where, When, SPEED... etc... I don't, so I've signed...

I havent really got anything to hide.

The money I can save by this legislation can be used to convert my srad to a track bike.

So for me, this legislation would be a good thing. Obviously this wont be the case for everyone. If I pay less, some poor bugger has to pay more.

But seeing as the petition has allready hit 680,886 it probably wont happen anyway.

hksooie1 · Post by **hksooie1** » Feb 6th, '07, 12:02

Will it really be a massive increase? If this were to come in, it would replace the petrol and road tax.

And do you think for a minute this is going to replace these instead of just add too! Just another way of fleecing the taxpayers of this country!

Jonny · Post by **Jonny** » Feb 6th, '07, 12:33

hksooie1 wrote:Will it really be a massive increase? If this were to come in, it would replace the petrol and road tax.

And do you think for a minute this is going to replace these instead of just add too! Just another way of fleecing the taxpayers of this country!

Where I work I can get insider info on this sorta thing. It would (if it ever happens) replace current petrol and road tax.

Mervin · Post by **Mervin** » Feb 6th, '07, 17:07

Replace petrol tax i dont think so petrol is only about 20p a litre before they add all the duties thay aint gonna lose all that revenue
merv

Dynasangel · Post by **Dynasangel** » Feb 6th, '07, 18:42

whitewolf1 · Post by **whitewolf1** » Feb 6th, '07, 18:50

Done

Banditdave · Post by **Banditdave** » Feb 6th, '07, 22:04

Stinky · Post by **Stinky** » Feb 6th, '07, 22:53

Done.
Even though I don't have a bike or a car. And I very much love my cycling bike and think alot of people will benifit from cycling.