and considering 78% of the price of fuel is tax thats a lot of sheckles.
CD, dont know if you've ever driven in Ireland. The Irish have the worlds most effective methods of speed control. They dont fill the potholes.
The principles of this proposal are nothing to do with environmental or safety issues. They are about stealth taxes and big brother spying.
Those gadgets, fitted to vehicles, that will tell the excise men how many miles you drove will also tell the police if you went above the speed limit, parked illegally, where you came from and where you went.
My wife and I drive around 10000 miles a year. From every pound we earn between us the government gets 74% back. Do we really need to pay more taxes. I think not.