The type of road charging is not up for discussion, should our dear leader decide to ignore the 1.5 million signatories to his petition system, and go ahead with a road charging scheme.
The definition of an electronic road toll has already been spelt out by European Directives, and it would appear that they are more big brother centric that the UK.
An electronic toll system must use one or more of the following technologies for the electronic devices used in its communications interface—
(a) satellite positioning;
(b) mobile communications using the GSM-GPRS standard (reference GSM TS 03.60/23.060);
(c) 5.8 gigahertz microwave technology.
The regulations can be found here.
We just need to convince the Government that this is a bad idea. Full stop.
About IanPJ
Ian Parker-Joseph, former Leader of the Libertarian Party UK, who currently heads PDPS Internet Hosting and the Personal Deed Poll Services company, has been an IT industry professional for over 20 years, providing Business Consulting, Programme and Project Management, specialising in the recovery of Projects that have failed in a process driven world.
Ian’s experience is not limited to the UK, and he has successfully delivered projects in the Middle East, Africa, US, Russia, Poland, France and Germany. Working within different cultures, Ian has occupied high profile roles within multi-nationals such as Nortel and Cable & Wireless. These experiences have given Ian an excellent insight into world events, and the way that they can shape our own national future.
His extensive overseas experiences have made him all too aware of how the UK interacts with its near neighbours, its place in the Commonwealth, and how our nation fits into the wider world. He is determined to rebuild many of the friendships and commercial relationships with other nations that have been sadly neglected over the years, and would like to see greater energy and food security in these countries, for the benefit of all.
Ian is a vocal advocate of small government, individual freedom, low taxation and a minimum of regulation. Ian believes deeply and passionately in freedom and independence in all areas of life, and is now bringing his professional experiences to bear in the world of politics.
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