Great Britain Weighs National Road Pricing System
7 July 2005 - 1:00pm
Taking its cue from places as diverse as California and Singapore, Britain weighs options for a national system to combat road gridlock.
"Last month, the British Transport Secretary, Alastair Darling, suggested something altogether more ambitious: a national system covering the whole country.
Drivers would be charged a varying rate per mile, depending on what kind of road they took. Cars would be fitted with a "black box" to record their movements, probably linked to global positioning satellites (GPS)."
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BBC News, July 6, 2005
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