[928uk] Pistonheads Skid Pad Training at Thruxton Dec 11th - ULEZ and road charging

[Paul R Smith]

I doubt that that is the goal, I think maximising taxes is and "road 
charging" fits that goal.

Smiffy

On 14/01/2023 07:53, Andrew Brierley via 928uk wrote:
> Agreed Jonathan and the ultimate goal is to prevent private car ownership!
> Andrew
>
>> On 13 Jan 2023, at 22:34, Jonathan Rackowe via 928uk<928uk at lists.928.org.uk>  wrote:
>>
>> Congestion charging zones, Low emission zones, and Smart Motorways are all
>> methods of justifying and paying for the installation of camera networks as
>> a pre-requisite for the government's ultimate goal - road charging.
>>
>> Once a majority of the British public have been persuaded to buy electric
>> vehicles by offering them free vehicle tax and exemption from charging
>> zones, vehicle tax will be scrapped (no good to government when the income
>> has dropped significantly due to EV) and road charging will replace it,
>> using all the lovely camera networks installed as above.
>>
>> I'm not making this up, it is publicly available in government long-term
>> strategy papers that you can read on the Internet.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>   
>> Jonathan
>>
>> 928 GT 1991 Amethyst Metallic
>>    
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: 928uk<928uk-bounces at lists.928.org.uk>  On Behalf Of kenworthy via
>> 928uk
>> Sent: 13 January 2023 16:17
>> To:richard at ritech-systems.com
>> Cc:928uk at lists.928.org.uk
>> Subject: Re: [928uk] Pistonheads Skid Pad Training at Thruxton Dec 11th
>>
>> Unfortunately is coming to a town near you very soon,
>> people need to wake up to this con. started in Newcastle 1st Januaary.
>> Duncan
>> 79 928
>>
>>
>>> On 2023-01-13 09:48, Richard Armstrong via 928uk wrote:
>>> Just move out of london!
>>> Richard
>>>
>>>> On 12/01/2023 20:11, Paul wrote:
>>>> I'm very aware of where I can drive and where I can't because I live
>>>> on the
>>>> current ULEZ border
>>>>
>>>> Except it appears that I was asleep on my way to the Sunday Service at
>>>> Thruxton, because my GF has come home to find a PNC
>>>>
>>>> Apparently I drove in to the ULEZ at 7:30 on Sunday morning a month
>>>> ago
>>>>
>>>> That doesn't bode well for me, because that suggests I have lost most
>>>> of my
>>>> mental faculties
>>>>
>>>> Because I know I can't drive there without incurring charges, and
>>>> yet...
>>>>
>>>> Oh well, perhaps I won't keep driving until I'm 97 like the Duke of
>>>> Westminster after all
>>>>
>>>> Paul
>>>> 87 S4 Manual
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, 25 Dec 2022 at 11:24, Paul R Smith via
>>>> 928uk<928uk at lists.928.org.uk>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I don't think you could learn any useful techniques there, just too
>>>>> slippery.
>>>>>
>>>>> Smiffy
>>>>>
>>>>> On 24/12/2022 20:13, Paul via 928uk wrote:
>>>>>