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Re: Pay per mile in UK?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Mon, 25 Feb 2002 15:35:10 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Ross Crawford writes:
> > Seem to recall some debate a while ago about privatising roads -
> > here's a link
> > at The Observer:
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> > http://www.observer.co.uk/politics/story/0,6903,656107,00.html
It is a link, but it doesn't seem to be about privatising the roads. Unless
you simply mean to be pointing out how trivial the accounting would be by using
this kind of technology.
> > I wanna know how much it's gonna cost to make sure all vehicles have a "black
> > box", and how often they're gonna sample. There's an awful lot of vehicles in
> > UK...
Cost to whom? In the US you have to have annual or semiannual vehicle
inspections for safety and emissions standards. If the UK works similarly, I
assume they'd just stop renewing license tags without the system in place.
> It is a LT proposal (10 years). I expect that *if* it goes ahead, the
> technology (based on GPS) will be fitted to new cars. In 10 years, I expect
> GPS will be almost standard and cheap anyhow(?).
My GPS was ~$120. It would have to be somewhat more complicated to include
tamper-proofing, broadcast for quick reading, etc. But on the other hand, if
they were mass produced, the price should come down steeply. GPS as a feature
of automobiles seems to be almost standard today.
It seems like a clever way of simultaneously taking money from the people and
regulating traffic issues. There are some engineering hurdles to overcome, but
nothing that will be a show stopper.
Chris
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| (...) It is a LT proposal (10 years). I expect that *if* it goes ahead, the technology (based on GPS) will be fitted to new cars. In 10 years, I expect GPS will be almost standard and cheap anyhow(?). Scott A (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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