Is the new Road pricing plan a form of theft, and an infringement on Privacy?

Question

I believe that the UK's roads are paid for by tax and owned by the public, with the exception of private roads so : Can you be charged on private roads using the new pricing plan?
Can we(the public) be charged for use of Public roads we own beyond the Tax already in place?
Does the government have the necassary Sattelite equipment and database to succesfully track the precise day to day movements of over 10 million individual objects?
Is it an infringement of privacy to track someones day to day use of their there vechile for private non-cooporate use?. afterall i am insured for Private Domestic use on my vechile currently.

Sorry this is 4 questions not one answers to any would be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

It isn't a plan. It is an option being considered for the future to control congestion. The technology hasn't even been developed yet, because no firm decision has been taken on whether to pursue this option.

Your movements are already tracked by your mobile phone.

No tax is theft because all tax pays for the services you have access to - schools, hospitals, roads, police, defence, etc.

Answer 2

i know that england has numerous projects that are undertaken by the public and private sector, which is a breakthrough for better development of public facilities, "build-transfer-operate"...right, the people paid tax to the government for the basic public facilities like roads but what i know there are some projects like expressways/tollways that are built and finance by the private sector (the government did not pay for it) and the same operated by the latter, after a certain period of time (after the private company earned what it spent for the project), the private company will transfer all the rights to the government...meaning the gov. now officially own the tollways, operate them and earn profits from them. it's a good scheme of cooperation actually...how will the government monitor the use of the roads? we have tollways where users pay certain fees, besides you can't use the highways without passing through the gates.

Answer 3

It is/and no they dont have the equipment to track all vehicles on the road and anyway your talking about 5 years on and photography is not the only thing they are fitting cameras in the sewer and if you use the toilet more than twice a day you will be taxed

Answer 4

Makes sense to me, here in New York, USA. There are some roads that are without tariff, and they stink in comparison to the ones we pay taxes on. I'm talking about thruways for a 3 hour drive. Anyway, I used to travel every week that three hour trip, and I wouldn't be caught dead on the little one at night- or I mihgt actually be dead. THere's all kinds of amenities on the taxed orad, and for my $3.00, I'll take safety and bathrooms and coffee!

Answer 5

If you are walking around with your mobile phone turned on you can be tracked because the phone system has to know which cell you are in to connect you.There are considerably more than 10 million mobile phones out there.

Answer 6

Being incorrect is usually a learning journey (or it will be). frequently, you may study extra via being incorrect than you'd be from being accurate. unusual how maximum religions look to imagine that existence isn't a learning journey and that some style of eternal existence is the "fee" for being incorrect or accurate.

Answer 7

yes it is and did you also know that the government are now trying to ban photograhy in public placdes without an ID card (which has to be paid for)

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Photography/

sign the petition
we need to stand up and be counted this government is taking the p*ss

please forward this to your mates

Answer 8

In these days the people in power are afraid to make waves because they don't want to lose that power, therefore, I suggest you get some anxiety medication and be nice.

Answer 9

To your main question...Yes and Yes.