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'Spy-in-the-sky' paves way for road pricing Motorists are being warned they may face "pay as you drive" road taxes as ministers launch the first ever trials of a scheme that could see them charged for every mile they drive. By David Millward, Transport Editor Last Updated: 1:06AM BST 18 Aug 2008 A prototype road-pricing device: the scheme involves a satellite tracking a vehicle's movements. Motorists will then receive a bill for their time on the road Photo: PAUL GROVER The Telegraph can disclose that the Government is pushing ahead with plans for a national road-pricing scheme, including testing "spy in...

"Congestion Pricing" = Higher Transportation Taxes and More Gridlock Fellow Americans...........Please take the time to learn more about our Federal Transportation Policy............... Here is the link to the Press Release for H.R. 3 "Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users" TEA-LU http://www.house.gov/transportation/press/press2005/release9.html It reports that mass transit is up 21% and it has increased funding for mass transit by 51%. This is being done while expanding toll taxes to our Interstate highway system. In other words, the funding for highways is going down while taxes to motorist are going up. This is highway robbery against the motorist, but the motorist...