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I've signed but I don't think the government really cares about  
petitions unless they have a good P.R spin attached to them, I agree  
steps need to be taken to curb the amount of carbon being emitted by  
cars etc, but I totally disagree with having to give up my civil  
liberties in the process.

Also car drivers aren't totally evil but I do believe 4x4 drives who  
don't go anywhere near a spec of mud are totally devoid of any  
emotion other than there own vanity, and that they should be targeted  
first by a crazy amount of tax. The recent increasing of tax on these  
vehicles wasn't enough to slow there sales or extensive enough to  
financially hurt the drivers of these behemoths as the roads still  
have healthy number of these idiotic things.

Stefan

On 5 Jan 2007, at 14:07, john morse wrote:

> Any of you that drive will be affected by what the Government is
> proposing. Log onto the link below sign and pass it on, it only takes
> seconds to fill in.
> 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 Mum 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  
> you can
> expect a NIP with your monthly bill.
>
> If you care about our freedoms and stopping the constant bashing of  
> the
> car driver, please sign the petition on No 10's new website
>
> http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/traveltax
> Please pass this on to anyone who owns a car/motorcycle. It affects  
> them
>
>
>
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