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[05omegav6]

Europe already have said transponder for HGVs, etc. I was involved in a project developing them probably 6 or 7 years ago and they were well established then.

Are you saying the technology exists, or that it's already ftted to all UK and foreign trucks?

No infrastructure or vehicle mods required. They're a box with a GPS and a GPRS module built in. Power it up and it spies on you, bill arrives in the post. Job done.

Ok, but what about cars? You'd have to pass a law requiring everyone (including foreigners in foreign vehicles, and UK historics) to pay for and fit the box (plus presumably a UK SIM card or similar). If the billing address is not in the UK, avoidance would be high. and enforcement virtually impossible. Much easier & cheaper to have a checkpoint/sales bureau selling vignettes immediatly after Passport control (like Swizerland, Hungary and Slovenia do), and for it to be available as part of the "Tax Disk" for UK vehicles.

Trucks pretty much built in as standard... cars store some information on a rolling basis in the ECUs, but the technology is easily applied.

http://www.volvotrucks.com/TRUCKS/UK-MARKET/EN-GB/SERVICES/TRANSPORT%20INFORMATION%20SYSTEM%20DYNAFLEET/Pages/dynafleet_online_main.aspx

All manufacturers have similar systems...

[Rods2]

My God! Who needs a crystal ball?

Or two. 

[Gaffers]

Should do away with the road tax altogether an stick it on fuel  Runs off and hides 

Agreed!

*jumps in to milk float and drives off with an angry wwhhiiiirrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr..........*