Would you pay £1.30 a mile to drive?

[Luke]

Seen this, I think it's wrong tbh.

We pay excessive insurance, fuel with WAY too much tax on it, road tax etc.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?f=57&t=605823&nmt=RE:%20Road%20Toll%20Devices%20to%20be%20Tested %20Next%20Year

Discuss.

[Mikey]

tbh i'd happily have a criminal record to stop this.

fcuking joke

[-Jason-]

Wooooo 20k miles a year could be expensive lol

[VTEC-Saxo]

what a farse...

[Robb]

What a fucking pisstake. Im moving to California.

[Spanky]

Everyone will just start hammering the back roads.

Happy days, would be funny to see the motorways empty and the country roads full lol

[Clouds_mate]

What a fucking pisstake. Im moving to California.

Hell.Yes.

[-Jason-]

But they can still tell how fast your going although they say this will not be used to catch people speeding

Ok so i do 100mph on the motorway and only have to pay the charge i think not lol

[Luke]

What pisses me off is that....

I pay £63 a tank of fuel which last 10 days (520/550 miles)
£90 a year road tax
£94 a month insurance
£XX Maintenance

Now they want £1.30 a mile - would cost me £52 a day!

[Robb]

Hell.Yes.

When/if I break up with my girlfriend/lose my job I am just gonna pack and and go haha. Meet me at the airport...

[Luke]

But they can still tell how fast your going although they say this will not be used to catch people speeding

Ok so i do 100mph on the motorway and only have to pay the charge i think not lol

Yeah, it's like that insurance that you pay as you go!

Stuff like this will never be implemented in my eyes in the current climate.

[Clouds_mate]

LAX airport. 20:43.

Dont be late. Bring the Haribo and condoms.

Ive got the socks and cabbage.

[Mikey]

if they tried to get this in. my god imagine the protests.

lorry drivers protest when fuel rises a penny.

would be bad tbh.

sax-p convo to downing street...no?

[mattchewone]

Im totally against this but i feel people are not understanding what they are saying.
the £1.30 rate is for the most congested roads which they say only 0.5% of motorsists would pay that amount.

Its still totally ridiculous and big brother like.

[Amiee]

Meh fuck that!

[jacko87]

This country is a joke.

[Mikey]

cant wait to get my degree and fcuk of

[matt_vtr_15]

its only toll areas so most places would be free....

good idea imo!!!

i am joking... fucking toll pisstaking fuckbags

[Danr]

I'd just attach the satalite transmitter to my bed.

[CurtSD]

Am I missing something but isnt road tax meant to be for paying for the ability to drive on roads, the roads maintenance etc please correct me if im wrong and what car tax is actualy for.

So isnt this to pay to use roads again... :wall:

[BenSilverSaxo]

As said £1.30 is the max per mile you would pay, on the most congested roads.

Road tax would also be knocked on the head. I think its much fairer tbh, you only pay for what you use. Fuel would also come down if they did this.

[Pat_Vts]

wouldnt bother driving if this occurred would just cycle everywhere

[Andy_K]

As said £1.30 is the max per mile you would pay, on the most congested roads.

Road tax would also be knocked on the head. I think its much fairer tbh, you only pay for what you use. Fuel would also come down if they did this.

I agree in theory. However, some people (like me) have to travel for work and do end up using the most congested roads and so would end up paying the full amount.

Also whilst the fuel tax may come down at the beggining, but I would bet all my worldly posessions that it would creep back up over time

[Ste-88]

I would be with it IF it worked on the lines of..

No road tax
Cheaper insurance
VERY cheap petrol ...

Maybe a couple other things.

Although it's like having a contract phone, at the minute we've all got unlimited texts bolt-on ... do what we want when we want as much as we want and pay a one off fee.

This is kinda getting like P&G or a contract with limited minuites .. anything over you pay more.

lol @ myself reffering to phone contracts *stops looking at a new one...*

[FerretAD]

tbh i'd happily have a criminal record to stop this.

fcuking joke

I'd take the criminal record too !

£1.30 a mile ? Thats fucked up !

[Jamie]

Whatever next.....

Depressing.

[lemon191]

anyone for a sax-p mutany .. LOL. is it me or do teh govenment not want anyone to drive anymore? if no one drove the govenment would go bankrupt since where would all the tax come from lol

[JC-Furio]

anyone for a sax-p mutany .. LOL. is it me or do teh govenment not want anyone to drive anymore? if no one drove the govenment would go bankrupt since where would all the tax come from lol

Tobacco would fund the government alone. ;)

[Dazza1]

Loads of Fcuking Shit tbh.

[LVC_VTR]

fuck that for a laugh its just getting out of control with all the shit we have to pay for our cars :wall: :(

[Paul]

Theoretically the devices could be used to monitor a drivers speed, but ministers claim they will not be used for this purpose.

BULLSHIT.

For how long? lol.

Just another government money making scheme.

[Mr_suv]

stupidity why even waste money testing it??? fcuking government cant they see we need to save money wherever it counts?

[badasssaxo]

no chance i would do that even if i could afford it, although it would keep the chavs off the road because they defo couldnt afford it lol.

[gazwhittle]

Everyone will just start hammering the back roads.

Happy days, would be funny to see the motorways empty and the country roads full lol

Yh then all the national speeds limits will drop to 30 :P

No more back road rallying

[Tom5190]

glad i live up north lol

[jennifer1987]

at the end of the day, people have to drive around so whatever they put it up yo people are still going to pay

[Mr_X]

ffs, but how would they get you to put it in your car? and who would pay for this?

[CooperVTR]

[QUOTE=CurtSD;2683809]Am I missing something but isnt road tax meant to be for paying for the ability to drive on roads, the roads maintenance/QUOTE]

It is yeah, but when was the last time you drove on a road that was in good condition or wasn't covered in pot holes!
The roads round my area are crap! Had to claim 3 tyres back off the council in the past 2 years.

[NukkinPhutz]

Stupid idea, flat out stupid lthough, Good for people in the valleys :P we got back roads everywhere hehe.

Some one knowing where you are and the speed your driving is just creepy. This country is becoming like a reality show tbh. Policing at its max ability here.

[Barry123]

well im stopping driving for 3 years so yeah they can do this for all I care

:cool:

[TU-Tuning]

i wont happen with those prices, its the media scaremongering again. You really think the economy could handle that kind of massive change? It will be set up so the average person is paying a litt;e bit more than they are now

[Barry123]

i wont happen with those prices, its the media scaremongering again. You really think the economy could handle that kind of massive change? It will be set up so the average person is paying a litt;e bit more than they are now

it will mate... but the thing is they'll remove road tax all together (which lets face it ISN'T a fair method of taxation) and lower the cost of duty

Basically it'll fuck up long distance drivers, and people that go to and from work at normal times...

brilliant fucking idea that was... cunts.

[TU-Tuning]

Yeah deffo. But what i mean is at those costs, EG 1.30 a mile there are so many people that would fall into the 9-5 bracket that it would fuck the economy up at those prices, no one would have any disposable income etc. And there will have to be a special clause for couriers, haulers, delivery drivers etc or it just wont work

[Barry123]

Yeah deffo. But what i mean is at those costs, EG 1.30 a mile there are so many people that would fall into the 9-5 bracket that it would fuck the economy up at those prices, no one would have any disposable income etc. And there will have to be a special clause for couriers, haulers, delivery drivers etc or it just wont work

cant say I agree with it... I know we need to use our cars less and all that shite (in fact I think I fall into the bracket of highish mileage really 20k per year :err: )

but it does seem a massively crap plan... pay as go yes, but that needs to be balanced in some respect or factored into what type of car you drive.

Lambo i.e. big polluter,
therefore should have a HIGH HIGH rate of ££ per mile
daewoo Matiz i.e. shittiest car on mother earth (but cheap to run)
should have a LOW rate of £££ per mile.

sorted.

[Mardgee]

stupid idea i want to pay for my insurance and road tax then do as much driving as i want as i pay tax on the petrol i use and quite a bit at that.

[bytor]

What pisses me off is that....

I pay £63 a tank of fuel which last 10 days (520/550 miles)
£90 a year road tax
£94 a month insurance
£XX Maintenance

Now they want £1.30 a mile - would cost me £52 a day!


£45 200-260miles
£310 a year tax
£400 year insurance
£55 MOT

30k mile a year

Duno how they will charge, but that could become tiresome with a lot of miles.

Even if I averaged 25p a mile thats still (UK£ 0.25) * 30 000 = 7500 British pounds.

So surely they'd get rid of car tax / reduce duty on fuel etc. But then what stops you from buyin a big V8 that does 15mpg?

Eitherway doubt it will happen. :y:

[TU-Tuning]

cant say I agree with it... I know we need to use our cars less and all that shite (in fact I think I fall into the bracket of highish mileage really 20k per year :err: )

but it does seem a massively crap plan... pay as go yes, but that needs to be balanced in some respect or factored into what type of car you drive.

Lambo i.e. big polluter,
therefore should have a HIGH HIGH rate of ££ per mile
daewoo Matiz i.e. shittiest car on mother earth (but cheap to run)
should have a LOW rate of £££ per mile.

sorted.

Very true. Although you could say that high performance car owners are already paying enough in petrol and insurance, if theyre hammered with seriously heavy tax, cars like imprezas and evos with theyre 'practical performance' motto will all but die out. Which is not cool imo

In all fairness, I cant believe they dont just do the obvious and most fair option; make fuel free, remove all forms of car taxing and insure anyone with a national insurance number fully comp on behalf of the governement.