[bonnyman]

Did anyone catch the "great idea" proposed by our new head of transportation?Paying by how much you drive plus at least the state tax on gas.It was shot down by the chief of staff but still you wonder how much money they supposedly need.They just got billions in the stimulus package and still hungry for more.There already has been tests done in a couple of states. [img]<>/mad.gif[/img]

[joe_padavano]

Originally Posted By: bonnyman

Did anyone catch the "great idea" proposed by our new head of transportation?Paying by how much you drive plus at least the state tax on gas.It was shot down by the chief of staff but still you wonder how much money they supposedly need.They just got billions in the stimulus package and still hungry for more.There already has been tests done in a couple of states. [img]<>/mad.gif[/img]

And Obama has already said he does not support that idea.

[ted sweet]

but some states are considering it.

[rocketraider]

It will be interesting to see how they try to implement this nonsense. Since my daily driving is split between VA/NC, wonder how either state proposes to levy my tax? And yes, they're making noise about it in Raleigh.

Some people have said they can use GPS units.

Yup. I'm gonna buy a damn GPS for each of my cars, so they can tell where I am, how many miles I've driven, and more to the point how fast I'm traveling.

The logical next step for revenue-hungry states is remote speeding tickets based on what the black box tells them. [img]<>/mad.gif[/img]

Big Brother and 1984 are here, just about 25 years late. Yet there were people who said Orwell was a paranoid nut case. More like a visionary...

[MCHinson]

While I don't think any of these have any reasonable hope of passing the legislature in NC (or hopefully anywhere). There is an easy low tech way to gauge annual mileage. The mileage is recorded once per year at annual vehicle safety inspection. It would not take any high tech hardware to track vehicle mileage.

[R W Burgess]

Matt, does North Carolina require a working speedo?

My inspection guy just writes down the mileage. I seriously doubt he'd ever realize that it's been the same for 5 years! [img]<>/eek.gif[/img] [img]<>/smile.gif[/img]


Wayne

[MCHinson]

Yes, NC does require a working speedometer, also NC sort of requires a working odometer.

§ 20&#8209;344. Operation of vehicle with intent to defraud.

It is unlawful for any person with the intent to defraud to operate a motor vehicle on any street or highway knowing that the odometer of such vehicle is disconnected or nonfunctional. (1973, c. 679, s. 1.)


As long as you never intend to sell a vehicle, or you disclose how long the odometer has been inoperative, you could probably avoid the "intent to defraud" section of that statute, which means you could probably get away with that operation.

[R W Burgess]

When, we in Virginia, re-title a vehicle there is a place on the application to mark, "mileage unknown".

[Terry Bond]

The sad news about all this is the technology is already there and installed in many vehicles - Onstar and other systems are obvious, but just like your cell phones, the ability to track your car and how many miles you drive (and where) is already contained within automotive computer systems. Think about it- eventually when someone in Washington DC decides you've driven enough this month, they would love to have the capabiliy to actually disable your car!

[imported_Julian]

Originally Posted By: joe_padavano

Originally Posted By: bonnyman

Did anyone catch the "great idea" proposed by our new head of transportation?Paying by how much you drive plus at least the state tax on gas.It was shot down by the chief of staff but still you wonder how much money they supposedly need.They just got billions in the stimulus package and still hungry for more.There already has been tests done in a couple of states. [img]<>/mad.gif[/img]

And Obama has already said he does not support that idea.

I hear ya!!..