Give us something back (Score 1)

If the government are going to insist on taking away our rights by tracking car traffic, they could at least give us something in return. In tokyo, the traffic is also monitored using their license plates, but they use their system to help relieve traffic congestions. Cars are timed between certain areas to estimate the traffic flow, and while the system would be ideal for catching speeders, it is not used this way... in tokyo everyone drives 2km/h faster than the prescribed speed limits. And it works, in tokio you get traffic information (Vics) which is accurate to 100 metres. So if you need to, you can leave the motorway or main rd, and move onto the side streets. I think, if britons were given a bit of this service they might tolerate such a vehicle logging system. Especially in London, where there are already more cameras per person than in any other city. (Don't quote me on that!)