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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2007 22:32:49 GMT
Many people feel strongly about this especially those that drive, but in the UK our Government is trying to Push Road Charging through instead of the old fasioned road tax. Here is the link; petitions.pm.gov.uk/traveltax/Over 1 million people have signed up already and now it has been in the national press many more may even sign up. I for one am against it simply because it will kill off domestic tourism, in short we wouldn't be able to afford our annual trip to the Scottish Highlands. To keep this thread active, if you are British and sign up can you please tell us your opinion.
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Post by sillyevan on Feb 11, 2007 19:25:17 GMT
Not british...not planing to drive in the UK any time soon... but I'm curious, what's the difference between "road tax" and "road charging"?
I'm assuming one is the equivalent of tolls (as in, the fee you pay to go across the G.W. Bridge every time you enter NYC, and the like)... but no clue which is which, or what makes "other one" different >_>
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Post by Ryan on Feb 11, 2007 21:53:41 GMT
Road Tax is a general thing - you pay it per year and your usage of the roads is completely unhindered. Road Charging would see motorists in England and Wales charged per mile they drive. Personally, I'm slightly unaffected as the whole thing is centered around England and Wales, but as Jaquin has said, it will have its knock-on effects to the rest of the country as a whole in terms of transportation and tourism industries, which will impact on the Scottish economy... Aside from that, there's other means of reducing carbon emissions, this is just a step too far, as it'd hit too many people's pockets too hard.
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Post by stepneydude on Feb 12, 2007 0:31:26 GMT
I too am generally unaffected... as I don't really own a car! But seriously, if I owned a car, I would much rather pay for it every year than every time I took it off the driveway. If this was instated in an attempt to cut down carbon emissions then they (whoever did it) must be really desperate to end global warming. As Ryan said, there must be easier ways to do it without affecting the average car owner's way of life. I am extremely confused in the political world so if I've made a massive misjudgement or my opinion is misguided then tell me.
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Post by Assassin on Feb 12, 2007 2:42:32 GMT
The main problem with this is that, as far as I know, no petition has ever worked before on anything.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2007 11:53:45 GMT
The main problem with this is that, as far as I know, no petition has ever worked before on anything. You may say that now, but how many petitions in the UK get more than 1 million signatories? There are actually calls now to have a proper debate on the subject to find out what people's fears on the subject are. In the UK we also have a right to free speech, in some cases more than others granted but this is an opportunity that many are using. Don't let it go to waste with a viewpoint like that, 1 million people are 1/60 of the UK population. The statistic is only 5% of people will respond to a petition, so that is a large proportion of voters that the Government would be ignoring. On this scale petitions do work.
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Post by SRapi on Jun 27, 2011 3:42:36 GMT
Shouldn't this thread be moved to the petitions thread?
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