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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 17:31:42 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
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> > 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...
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> It is a LT proposal (10 years).
By that do you mean London Transport? 'cos it isn't actually one of ours. I
can explain the differences between Transport for London and London
Transport and Road User Charging and Congestion Charging if you'd like.
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(?).
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> Scott A
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> > ROSCO
No-one's going to force me to screw anything to the dash of my 1971 Vauxhall
Viscount, nor the 1948 Bentley MkVI I will eventually own. If they want to
pick up classics they'll have to come up with a unit that you can fit
without damaging a car.
On the whole though I think it's a good idea, as long as they do get rid of
road tax and petrol duty.
Psi
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| (...) I meant "Long Term". It is actually a "ET" (Edinburgh Transport) system. David Begg is (was?) an Edinburgh councillor (as well as being a transportation expert). (...) A satellite dish on the roof will do no damage to the dash! (...) Scott A (...) (23 years ago, 26-Feb-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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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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