| Re: Motorists from rich areas could be charged more for road tolls in new 'pay-as-you-drive' postcode lottery |
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Group: uk.transport · Group Profile
Author: Chilly8Chilly8 Date: Sep 17, 2008 21:16
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On Sep 4, 5:34Â pm, Doug riseup.net> wrote:> This would effectively deal with the oft repeated criticism on this
> newsgroup, by the motorists who dominate it, of legislation which
> penalises the poor. So, someone with an old banger from a poor
> neighbourhood would pay less than your rich, proud 4x4/SUV/Chelsea
> tractor user, which seems fair enough.
>
> "Motorists face a postcode lottery under Government plans to introduce
> road tolls.
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> Car owners from wealthier districts could find themselves paying more
> than those from poorer areas.
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> A 300-page document issued to firms bidding to run road-pricing trials
> says any scheme must take account of 'fairness' and different 'road
> user classes'.
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> The pay-as-you-drive charges of up to £1.50 a mile would be based on a
One problem with that is that ANYTHING that relies on satellite
tracking can be JAMMED with a GPS jammer. You can buy one now through
the Internet, for around 200 USD. All one would have to do is plug one
of the these into the cigarette lighter jack, and the GPS tracking
unit will be unable to get its location.
That is why the proposed satellite based speed limiter is also a waste
of taxpayer money. Someone who wanted to speed could just simply turn
on the GPS jammer, and the speed limiter would be unable to get its
location and throttle your speed.
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