[wilf leek]

Hmmm - add to our fuel taxation the fact that in 2002, 1MILLION speeding tickets were handed out by speed cameras (more in 2003/4), plus all car insurance policies carry a 5% Gov't tax, plus around £150 pa "road tax" per car, 27.50% sales tax on all new car sales PLUS 17.5% VAT on everything else we buy for the cars, and the "taxation without representation" issue starts to take on a whole new meaning.

And we continually get told how "evil" we are to dare to use our cars, and how we cannot expect these tax revenues to be spent on actually improving the road system!

Sheesh.