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



 GOING BY CAR TO THE STATION?

You might not know about this - I was sent it this morning and have
just signed up:

There are only 9 days left to register your objection to the 'Pay as
you go' road tax - which closes to petitions on the 20th February
2007.

The petition is on the 10 Downing St website but they didn't tell
anybody about it. Therefore at this time only 671,354 people have
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."

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

Pass it on if you think its worthwhile

Cheers