"Black box" in cars to log toll road use in Britain coming

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/tra...story=3D644580

A huge pilot scheme to test the Government's plans for nationwide road
tolls will form part of the biggest transport project ever attempted in
Britain.

Government sources said yesterday that Leeds, Manchester or the West
Midlands could be the guinea pigs for a congestion charge of up to
=A31.34 a mile suggested by a controversial consultation paper last
summer.

The Transport Secretary, Alistair Darling, will register on Thursday
his determination to introduce a parliamentary Bill before the next
election, which will make the pilot scheme possible within five or six
years.

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Under the system, a "black box" would be inserted in every car to
monitor how far the car was travelling, on which road and at what time
of day. The data would then be transmitted via satellite to a central
computer that would decide how much the motorists should pay.

In order to reduce congestion, a motorist travelling on the M25 in rush
hour would normally pay the premium rate of =A31.34. If he or she were
driving on a B road at 2am they would pay as little as 2.4p, according
to last summer's report.

Thanks; we've already been talking about this wonderful idea.