Matt T Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 On the BBC website, download it and see how much you will be paying under the proposed new pay as you drive system. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/youandyours/items/01/2005_27_mon.shtml I dont do much driving, and only a very short journey to work, i was expecting it to be similar if not cheaper, but no its double! So i wouldnt be surprised to see some massive leaps in costs to all those using motorways regularly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 I hope that's not right, mine is 2.5 times the fuel cost. £240 per month under the current system, over £600 per month under the new one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJI Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 Just another way for the government to slide in more stealth taxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 The least economical your car is - the better off you are I'm a little better off simply because of Road taxing the Kitcar and not using it much. So the answer is buy multiple low economical cars and you'll be quids in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ark Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 £250 => £825 PER MONTH And no incentive to drive a more economical car... Or I could spend twice as long driving the A30 through basingstoke, all that stop / start traffic, congestion (!!!), fuel inefficiency blah blah blah, and get it down to £601...WTF?!?!?!? The whole point of a motorway is to get smoothly from A to B. It's purpose is to ease city congestion, yet these schemes will create it by forcing cheapskates like me to make that ugly choice! Someone really needs a good slap over this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJI Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 Well these sorts of 'great' ideas are thought up by ministers who are chaufer driven all over the place and don't own cars themselves !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoboblio Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 The whole point of a motorway is to get smoothly from A to B. It's purpose is to ease city congestion, yet these schemes will create it by forcing cheapskates like me to make that ugly choice! I agree, the bypasses and motorways are there for a reason! To be f**king used! Around here this scheme will force cars / vans / lorries off of the bypass that was built for them and on to the quiet villiage roads and past the schools! Great idea f**kwits! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRD3000GT Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 This is just one thing Im 99% sure the public WONT swallow.. If we do then we F**ing deserve everything we get! We all all such a bunch of wets these days. I wish we would stop our governemnt walking ALL OVER US Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosmic Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 f*ck it....may as well start charging us to take a dump. This goverment is so out of touch with reality, its unreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRD3000GT Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 Dont worry, Im pretty sure its all going to blow up in their face, Ive seen some pretty influential people start making waves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieSteve Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 It won't happen. They can't justify current taxation never mind £800 a month to get to work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminator Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 Tax farts and raise a fortune Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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