Author Topic: Road Transport Bill - Road use charging (Read 15013 times)

mgmark · « **on:** January 12, 2007, 03:35:16 pm »

Whether it will make a difference or not, I know not, but this strikes me as a really good one to sign up to now, and it is on No 10’s website:

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/traveltax/

The government's proposal under the Road Transport Bill to introduce road pricing will mean having to purchase a tracking device and paying a monthly bill to use it. The tracking device will cost about £200. In a recent study by the BBC:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6160174.stm

the lowest monthly bill for a rural florist would have been £28 and for a delivery driver £194 and £86 for a non working mum who used the car to take the kids to school. On top of this, you will be tracked. So potentially somebody will know where you are, and how fast you have been going. As well as paying exorbitantly for using the road, it does not take much of a leap of imagination to expect a little financial and points addition to the monthly bill if you creep over a speed limit....

Please sign the petition and pass the link on to anyone you know who owns a car/motorcycle.

MG Mark

Barry · « **Reply #1 on:** February 07, 2007, 07:22:10 pm »

Bump

Petition closes 20th Febuary.

784,561 names on it so far, lets make it 1 Million.

Andy Zarse · « **Reply #2 on:** February 07, 2007, 07:28:35 pm »

I like this one.

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/proroadpricing/

A massive 60 signatures so far and it runs out on the 11th. For god sake don't sign it! Punish me Tony, punish me!

Barry · « **Reply #3 on:** February 07, 2007, 07:30:34 pm »

According to the ideals of democracy we out number them by 784,499 votes

Lawnmower Man · « **Reply #4 on:** February 07, 2007, 08:00:25 pm »

Quote from: Barry on February 07, 2007, 07:22:10 pm

Bump

May be this should be sticky till the 20^th
t.

Robbo SPS · « **Reply #5 on:** February 07, 2007, 09:59:48 pm »

We have a tracking system on all our work cars now, and fear of god given to all users. I'm against being tracked for any Vote away.

Barry · « **Reply #6 on:** February 07, 2007, 10:51:00 pm »

15,000 people have signed up between 6.22pm and 9.45pm.

That's about 5,000 an hour

Just hit 800,000

nopanic - neil · « **Reply #7 on:** February 07, 2007, 11:38:24 pm »

if you look at this link or road pricing, just look at either, BUT sign it !

Rusty · « **Reply #8 on:** February 09, 2007, 04:48:59 pm »

It's now at 960,000+ and it seems to be gathering speed at over 10000 per hour now

Rusty

Barry · « **Reply #9 on:** February 09, 2007, 05:46:50 pm »

Quote from: The Brethren on February 09, 2007, 04:48:59 pm

It's now at 960,000+ and it seems to be gathering speed at over 10000 per hour now

Rusty

WOW!

Prehaps the woodentops of Westminster might finally realise it's not the most popular idea that they have come up with.

I see that the petition surporting road pricing has managed to increase it's number fron 62 to 71 in 2 days

Rusty · « **Reply #10 on:** February 09, 2007, 06:21:26 pm »

Yep, its gone through 970000. Cool

Steve Pyro · « **Reply #11 on:** February 10, 2007, 10:34:55 am »

So much for democracy!

A million people have signed the online petition and still those twats in government say they will "press ahead with preparations for nationwide congestion charging".

The sooner the present incumbents are on the opposition bench, the better.

News item here - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1361944.ece

To those who haven't signed, do it now.

Barry · « **Reply #12 on:** February 10, 2007, 06:37:49 pm »

1,031,731

10 days to go, at the rate of signing over the last 2 days, 2 million is possible.

Please sign and get any other road user to do the same.

monkey · « **Reply #13 on:** February 12, 2007, 10:29:50 am »

I have tried three or four times to register this morning and the system is overloaded and I am unable to register my vote

Is that rat that I can smell.

Lawnmower Man · « **Reply #14 on:** February 12, 2007, 10:39:52 am »

Quote from: monkey on February 12, 2007, 10:29:50 am

I have tried three or four times to register this morning and the system is overloaded and I am unable to register my vote

Is that rat that I can smell.

It's prolly getting a big hit due to the mention on the Radio 4 Today program.

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