If you drive a car, please read

Bluemerle · 09-02-2007, 01:55 PM

If you drive a car, please read -

Sarah Kennedy was talking about this proposed car tax scheme on Radio 2. Apparently there is only one month left to register your objection to the 'Pay As You Go' road tax.

The petition is on the 10 Downing St website but they didn't tell anybody about it. Therefore at the time of Sarah's comments only 250,000 people had signed it and 750,000 signatures are required for the government to at least take any notice.

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.

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 are concerned about this Orwellian plan and want to stop 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. Sign up if you value your freedom and democratic rights -

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

Internationalist · 09-02-2007, 01:59 PM

When I mentioned this petition a couple of days ago (I think) on another thread there were 822,000 signatures. Now there are 949,000 so it looks on to top a million later today or tomorrow.

The deadline for the petition is 20 February.

Westcountryman · 09-02-2007, 02:00 PM

I'm pretty sure most people on here have already signed this, and it's getting very close to 1 million signatures.

Current standing is: 949,630

Internationalist · 09-02-2007, 02:26 PM

It is the only petition that has really broken out and gained massive numbers of people signing up.

The top ten (as of 2:20pm today) are (by number of signatories):

950920 - Scrap the planned vehicle tracking and road pricing policy
38252 - ensure that inheritance tax is scrapped in this year's Budget
23188 - repeal the Hunting Act 2004.
18029 - scrap the proposed introduction of ID cards
17973 - reduce the classified period for census data from 100 years to 70 years
15752 - Save the Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford from cuts or closure
10872 - champion the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, by not replacing the Trident nuclear weapons system.
10471 - stop the destruction of the Royal Navy and spend the defence budget more wisely
10097 - Proclaim St David's Day as a national holiday in Wales.
9886 - recognise that music and dance should not be restricted by burdensome licensing regulations.

The anti-EU petition which we tried to promote is a lowly 27th with still only 3790 votes.

John Carter · 09-02-2007, 02:54 PM

Bear in mind that this is a government web site and those votes (or lack of them) may or may not be Prescott's new job. In between the sex and pies, obviously.

In other words, it'd be easy to make valid votes disappear and false ones appear, according to the government's game plan.

You don't really think that out of the near million people voting against car tracking only 18,000 of them are against ID cards and only 4,000 want out of the EU, do you?

Is this car black box vote moving forward at a rate of knots because the government has already scrapped the idea? In a couple of months they could say that they're scrapping it because of the petition site result and declare that they are, after all, a lovely democratic government (thus gaining points with the sheeple).

I smell something decidedly fishy going on with that site.

mkpdavies · 09-02-2007, 04:14 PM

This is the sheeple vote in action. It has caught the imagination of the flock and I have recieved 8 chain mails trying to get me to sign this, all form non political people.

Well done to the petition writer and those that promoted it.

22ANDUK · 09-02-2007, 04:39 PM

I've just signed it.

Current standing: 966,077

Westcountryman · 09-02-2007, 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 22ANDUK

I've just signed it.

Current standing: 966,077

17,000 in 2 hours? Wow, this petition must have it every work inbox in the Country. :shock:

22ANDUK · 09-02-2007, 04:54 PM

Yeah, and I've just forwarded an e-mail and a link 49 of my contacts, telling them to do the same!

mkpdavies · 09-02-2007, 04:59 PM

All three LibLabCon-sensus parties support Black Box track and charge of the sheeple.

Thus Labour will ignore any squeels and go ahead with it.

09-02-2007, 01:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
Bluemerle Uber Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dorset. Posts: 3,252	If you drive a car, please read If you drive a car, please read - Sarah Kennedy was talking about this proposed car tax scheme on Radio 2. Apparently there is only one month left to register your objection to the 'Pay As You Go' road tax. The petition is on the 10 Downing St website but they didn't tell anybody about it. Therefore at the time of Sarah's comments only 250,000 people had signed it and 750,000 signatures are required for the government to at least take any notice. 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. 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 are concerned about this Orwellian plan and want to stop 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. Sign up if you value your freedom and democratic rights - http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/traveltax

09-02-2007, 02:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
Westcountryman Uber Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: The Westcountry. Posts: 5,922 Party: None	I'm pretty sure most people on here have already signed this, and it's getting very close to 1 million signatures. Current standing is: 949,630 __________________ Manus haec inimica tyrannis ense petit placidam sub libertate quietam - "This hand of mine, which is hostile to tyrants, seeks by the sword quiet peace under liberty."

09-02-2007, 04:14 PM	#6 (permalink)
mkpdavies Uber Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Woking Posts: 32,059 Party: Libertarian Party	This is the sheeple vote in action. It has caught the imagination of the flock and I have recieved 8 chain mails trying to get me to sign this, all form non political people. Well done to the petition writer and those that promoted it. __________________ http://brits4ronpaul.blogspot.com/ http://wokinglibertarians.blogspot.com/ http://lpuk.org My ignore list Labour, Lib Dems

09-02-2007, 04:59 PM	#10 (permalink)
mkpdavies Uber Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Woking Posts: 32,059 Party: Libertarian Party	All three LibLabCon-sensus parties support Black Box track and charge of the sheeple. Thus Labour will ignore any squeels and go ahead with it. __________________ http://brits4ronpaul.blogspot.com/ http://wokinglibertarians.blogspot.com/ http://lpuk.org My ignore list Labour, Lib Dems

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09-02-2007, 01:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
Internationalist Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,235	When I mentioned this petition a couple of days ago (I think) on another thread there were 822,000 signatures. Now there are 949,000 so it looks on to top a million later today or tomorrow. The deadline for the petition is 20 February.

09-02-2007, 02:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
Internationalist Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,235	It is the only petition that has really broken out and gained massive numbers of people signing up. The top ten (as of 2:20pm today) are (by number of signatories): 950920 - Scrap the planned vehicle tracking and road pricing policy 38252 - ensure that inheritance tax is scrapped in this year's Budget 23188 - repeal the Hunting Act 2004. 18029 - scrap the proposed introduction of ID cards 17973 - reduce the classified period for census data from 100 years to 70 years 15752 - Save the Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford from cuts or closure 10872 - champion the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, by not replacing the Trident nuclear weapons system. 10471 - stop the destruction of the Royal Navy and spend the defence budget more wisely 10097 - Proclaim St David's Day as a national holiday in Wales. 9886 - recognise that music and dance should not be restricted by burdensome licensing regulations. The anti-EU petition which we tried to promote is a lowly 27th with still only 3790 votes.

09-02-2007, 02:54 PM	#5 (permalink)
John Carter Uber Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: On Sabbatical Posts: 5,110	Bear in mind that this is a government web site and those votes (or lack of them) may or may not be Prescott's new job. In between the sex and pies, obviously. In other words, it'd be easy to make valid votes disappear and false ones appear, according to the government's game plan. You don't really think that out of the near million people voting against car tracking only 18,000 of them are against ID cards and only 4,000 want out of the EU, do you? Is this car black box vote moving forward at a rate of knots because the government has already scrapped the idea? In a couple of months they could say that they're scrapping it because of the petition site result and declare that they are, after all, a lovely democratic government (thus gaining points with the sheeple). I smell something decidedly fishy going on with that site.

09-02-2007, 04:39 PM	#7 (permalink)
22ANDUK Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,438	I've just signed it. Current standing: 966,077

09-02-2007, 04:54 PM	#9 (permalink)
22ANDUK Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,438	Yeah, and I've just forwarded an e-mail and a link 49 of my contacts, telling them to do the same!