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entwisi · 05-06-2005, 17:20

There is a big difference between having something to hide and having your movements etc monitored. There is a right to privacy in this country. By putting monitors on every car effectively removes this right as someone will know where you are. ID cards are by default a bad idea. The righteous deal with the problems and those who would suffer still go without. It only takes a look at the number of uninsured drivers to see that the gov cannot manage a situation where people choose not to abide by the law.

As a high mileage driver(30K+ a year) I probably have more right than most to look at ways to improve the taxation system. I have always been in favour of the RFL being replaced with a supplement on fuel. Those that use the most pay the most. Those that choose to run gas guzzlers also pay a premium. As has been already stated it would be impossible to avoid ithence the removal of tax dodgers However the gov should look to encourage people to use environmentally friendly fuels such as LPG, CNG, hybrids etc through a valid use of the taxation system. The problem as usual is the lack of balls by the goverment.

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entwisi God Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Up Bash Posts: 7,827 Blog Entries: 3 Liked: 44 times Rep Power: 4390	Re: Monitoring Motoring Miles There is a big difference between having something to hide and having your movements etc monitored. There is a right to privacy in this country. By putting monitors on every car effectively removes this right as someone will know where you are. ID cards are by default a bad idea. The righteous deal with the problems and those who would suffer still go without. It only takes a look at the number of uninsured drivers to see that the gov cannot manage a situation where people choose not to abide by the law. As a high mileage driver(30K+ a year) I probably have more right than most to look at ways to improve the taxation system. I have always been in favour of the RFL being replaced with a supplement on fuel. Those that use the most pay the most. Those that choose to run gas guzzlers also pay a premium. As has been already stated it would be impossible to avoid ithence the removal of tax dodgers However the gov should look to encourage people to use environmentally friendly fuels such as LPG, CNG, hybrids etc through a valid use of the taxation system. The problem as usual is the lack of balls by the goverment.