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Road Charging ...
Budgie:
It'll be interesting to see the type of GPS they are thinking of using as, I don't know about your GPS but, my GPS looses signals in built-up or wooded areas and what about tunnels?
This system would need to be 100% reliable for it to work.
What about visitors to this country?
Will they be fitted with a tracker when they get off the ferry and charged before they get back on it?
What happens to us islanders when we travel on the ferry to the mainland?
The tracker will switch off in Stornoway when you drive onto the ferry and then activate again when you get off, 50 miles away. Will this show as a deception because the vehicle has moved but not been tracked?
Also, they've got us up here as there's only 1 road that'll get us to Inverness from the ferry, unless you fancy a really large detour.
The A9 is, again, the only road South from Inverness and is thus congested so they have the North of Scotland by the short & curlys as there is no option but to drive on these roads. We could fly (more emissions) or go by train (more expensive, at the moment) but this would take away your transport when you reach your detination. :?
datalas:
Which raises another valid question...
When does the system activate ? is it when the engine is running or is it permanently running, would it cover a vehicle which is being towed or trailered ? (I suspect the answer is with the ignition, which still begs the question about vehicles being towed)
presumably if they don't go the GPS route than the intention would be to use ANPR to simply charge you per mile on a congested route, which is either going to be very costly in ANPRs, or limited to motorways .. Alternatively it's all an excuse for giving you a £5 fine everytime you go past a gatso
dazzawhipple:
I do actually think this may well happen
But I drive 50 miles each way to work using the A43, M40 and A34 between the hours 6.30 -8.15 and 4.30 -6
So you could say at peak time for example if this was charged at £1 a mile it so it becomes non viable method of getting to work (£100 per day!!!)... the other option is public transport
First bus to Oxford is 6 am takes 1.5 hours and presently costs £15 return I then need to get the train to place of employment which is £5 each way will not get me to work until 8.30 (I start at 8.15) then reverse In real terms I will not make it back through the door until 6.30 ish by that time the kids are well on there way getting ready for bed
or
Get a local room to rent and stay local to work for the week!!!! £70-100 per week plus meals
So because of proposed government policy I may have to endure
1 Public transport at the mercy of hoddies
2 Don’t see the kids until weekends
3 Run two homes
The numpty that thought this up needs to be shot
bigfatsi:
I have to travel from Teesside to Gateshead every day, a round trip of around 60 miles. This is almost entirely on the A1 and also through it's most congested point. I'm guessing that I'm gonna be hit pretty hard. I also know that as things stand I could not afford to pay any extra in charges. I'm fairly sure that there's plenty of others out there who are in a similiar position. So what happens then...?
07DefenderSeb:
Why not toll all motorways like in France and scrap the Road Tax? The standard of the roads in France is considerably higher, and they have more than twice the land mass than the UK and roughly the same population.
The tracking system is really quite far fetched, and does really have a smell of 1984 about it :roll:
As for the polution factor - taxing motorists doesn't reduce polution/emissions. Tighter emission laws does. Surely it's down to industry to pull its weight and lead the way now?
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