Think about it... people get wind that they'll be paying extra per km- so they start driving less and car pooling. Then you have a new wave of whinging about passengers not coughing up their share of the tax :p
Because the guvmint won't be getting as much money (cos peeps will be driving less) they'll naturally up the tax rate, which will stuff people who have to travel often or long distances: so you end up with a system that forces people off the road bit by bit and those remaining find their tax burden steadily increasing.
Then of course, there is the problem of hoards of people suddenly and drastically reducing their road travel and the guvt facing a huge deficit, which it will shift onto some other poor saps.
Is it scientifically proven that you can't beat sense into people? Why not propose some testing of the theory, starting with certain members of the public elect :S
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