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Except it isn't in the news - government is trying to bury this

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Freckle · 05/02/2007 17:58

Was sent the email copied below. If you care about freedom and want to avoid more Big Brother heavy-handedness from this government, sign the petition.

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 this time only 250,000 people had
signed it so far and 750,000 signatures are required to stop them
introducing it.

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.

Democracy in action?
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 our freedom and 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.

petition
Hope you don't mind me sending it

OP posts:
bambi06 · 09/02/2007 20:35

what about the families with young children[especially large families]..we often use our car to go off for the day into the countryside[weather permitting] ..we wouldnt go if we didint use our car as we wouldnt be able to access these beautiful places which are off the beaten track and what about my dh fi instance ..he`s a driving instructor ..imagine he mileage he does!! we use our car to go on holiday as we have so much stuff plus it costs an arm and a leg to travel long distance by train for a family of 5.. i have friends who have kids and no car and their kids dont get taken to half the places we go to with ours because they cant get there...we have enough expenditure as it is and were not extravagant in any way

NurseyJo · 09/02/2007 20:50

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bambi06 · 09/02/2007 21:19

yes ..its working..keep signing everyone

MrsRecycle · 10/02/2007 16:33

Precisely bambio - we live close to London but have a holiday home on the coast that we go to every weekend and holidays. Our lo's get to spend their weekends on the beach. If road pricing were to come in, it would cost us £120 every week, on top of the petrol, to escape the smog of London.

SueW · 10/02/2007 17:07

It is in the news today. It's made the front page of one of the tablois - mail or express.

Pixel · 10/02/2007 17:16

My kids Won't get any holidays at all, we only manage a week's camping a year as it is.

SueW · 10/02/2007 17:23

MrsRecycle you could use public transport....

MrsRecycle · 11/02/2007 11:32

I'd love to use public transport and dh does to get down there from Central London. The only problem is that the Central Line shuts down most weekends so I've got no way of getting into London with 3 kids, a moses basket, a pram, a suitcase, and 2 bikes.

Also, if the Central line is open, our station is unmanned so I can't get through the security barriers to climb up the stairs to get the tube.

Believe you me, having been involved in a serious road accident I hate driving and would love to use public transport.

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