The Alliance of British Drivers has criticised plans for road pricing—based on “spy in the dashboard” technology—as the “end of privacy” for motorists.
In February road pricing—charging motorists for every mile they drive—was put forward by a committee of MPs as a solution to the £35 billion ($43 billion) tax gap that will be created as UK motorists gradually switch over to electric cars.
But Ian Taylor, chairman of the Alliance of British Drivers, told The Epoch Times he believes it is the “end of privacy” for motorists and he added, “If your every move is being monitored it would ultimately give the powers that be, the state or even vehicle manufacturers, the ability to control where you can and can’t go.”
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