Labour find another way to extort more money from people in the South East

Apparently

"The Government is considering using the electoral roll to set charges for drivers, which could be as much as £1.30 a mile.

Fears have been raised that under the move motorists could be charged more if they lived in more affluent areas and give discounts to those living in deprived communities.

Motorists could either be monitored using “spy in the sky” technology, which would involve boxes being fitted to cars and tracked by satellites, or using a system where a charge card is fitted to the windscreen.

The card would be scanned by roadside gantries on toll roads. In both cases the motorist would be sent a monthly bill.

Trials of the "pay as you drive" system are due to get under way in 2010 and the details, including using the electoral roll, are set out in a consultation document sent out to those firms tendering for the contracts.

But the measures were criticised by motoring groups as "unfair" and an "intrusion on people's privacy."

Good old Labour, ignore 1.8 million signatories to a petition, ignore the will of the people and press ahead with road pricing. Not that Labour have much choice, Gordon needs the money to pay for more electoral bribes.