I've been sent a link to a petition entitled Scrap the planned vehicle tracking and road pricing policy. Which as a person who cycles to work every day wont affect me financially daily. However I do own a car and thus would be effected should this particular scheme go ahead. However the detail of the petition, limited as it is, asks to "forget about road pricing and concentrate on improving our roads to reduce congestion" which I'm not sure I fully agree on.
What ever the solution is it must be fair and apply to all, including visitors to our great country. Fuel tax does not affect most vehicles arriving in our country as they fill up before they get here and these same vehicles are not going to be fitted with fancy gadgets to charge them. So how about this: Put a toll on the entry for all vehicles without a UK tax disc? There could be an exit toll too, depending on the mileage or time. Of course I'd expect other countries to follow suit thus levying an extra charge on us when traveling from our shores.
With the current price of the housing market in England I feel that the "petition the Prime Minister to Abolish inheritance tax" is a more worthy cause at this time.
