"Dave Liquorice" wrote in message
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On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 02:34:45 +0100, John Rumm wrote:

I would also expect petrol pumps will have to be modified to
interogate your box as well and only serve petrol if it's working
properly.

Which its "after market" software will confirm quite happily ;-)

(even if it only ever records 15 miles a week of motoring)

And 0.5mpg... Which raises the other "problem" with road pricing,
there is little incentive to go for a more economic vehicle (as in
mpg) if a majority of the driving you do is on "cheap" roads.

Agreed. Wife gets a discount for her small car and saves on petrol as well
whereas with this new scheme I'll possibly be paying less than her as I use
country roads more. I would have thought some 'base rate' with a multiplier
for small cars, medium cars, large cars, vans, 4WDs and HGVs would be
better.