Personally, I can see arguments for and against road pricing.
For:
Will cut congestion in towns and cities
Will make people think before hopping in their cars for short journies
Will make businesses think twice before making their reps cover huge distances
etc
Against:
Govt will use it as a way of revenue raising - no way do I trust them to make it revenue neutral (i.e. cutting VED and fuel tax to compensate)
Will disproportionately affect those in rural areas
etc
However, I see vehicle tracking as something potentially very sinister and open to abuse by those in power. Where I go and at what time is my business.
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