Reply to: Britain will be first country to monitor every car journey

[Mailman]

Thats not Sat Nav though is it...thats more like chip n car

Mailman

[DodgyAgent]

Sat Nav dont mean diddly if they cant see your licence plate.

Mailman

If they can track humans by inserting a chip in them then maybe, just maybe they could do the same with a car

[bfg]

How to beat the system

Clone

just like the congestion charge scammers already do.

Not too worried about getting a congestion charge/speeding etc notice, after all they only want money and I will be able to argue about it in court.

However, if there is an armed robbery or a terrorist attack with clones of my plates involved (I think maybe terrorists and armed robbers will not be too bothered about breaking this law) then I might find it a little difficult to argue from the inside of a body-bag.

[threaded]

Tch, you plebs, it's for road pricing...

Apparently the system is already in place in several areas.

It was used, for example, in the case of the Police woman who was killed.

The plods were right off the mark on that weren't they! First arrest was the wrong guy. This guy had infact previously reported to the police that he had been coerced into renting the getaway car by some bad guys and strongly suspected it was going to be used for nefarious purposes. He gave the plod the full SP.

So, the usefulness of this system in preventing crime appears suspect.

Now, how long did it take to catch up with these bad guys...

So, the usefulness of this system after the fact also appears suspect.

Now, I have shown that using this system in crime prevention/detection/solution is not going to happen. What other purpose could such a system be used for...

Might I suggest: road pricing.

Enjoy your new tax ...

[Board Game Geek]

Hmmmmmm

I do know that each person is entitled to ask for CCTV footage of them when they are in a shop, a forecourt or any other location with a camera. There is a nominal £10 fee however.

I would assume the same applies for CCTV footage of your vehicle.....which means that if enough people demanded footage, something I bet hasn't been considered, then the system would become mired down in an administrative nightmare. Of course, the irony is having to pay £10, but what a lot of chaos you would get for that tenner !

[Mailman]

Sat Nav dont mean diddly if they cant see your licence plate.

Mailman

[Biker Boy]

Sat Nav works both ways

If it does, it explains why speed cameras are not increasing. Distance travelled/time elapsed = ave speed, GOTCHA!

I feel a Tom Cruise script coming on....................

[DodgyAgent]

Just how exactly are they going to do this though? I mean...we are talking about putting cameras on every single road in great britain!

That seems an impossible task?

Mailman

Sat Nav works both ways

[Mailman]

Just how exactly are they going to do this though? I mean...we are talking about putting cameras on every single road in great britain!

That seems an impossible task?

Mailman

[DodgyAgent]

How did the Jug-eared one learn to keep a straight face while telling giant fibs? Same place as Dodgy Agents perchance?

I taught him everything (for a fee of course)

[Mordac]

How did the Jug-eared one learn to keep a straight face while telling giant fibs? Same place as Dodgy Agents perchance?

[wendigo100]

I detect a note of irony there

But there will be no irony when the Home Secretary says exactly the same things in the near future.

[Mordac]

>This will be a robust system with all the usual security features to ensure that it is not misused

Just like everything else NewLie inflict upon us then. Nice use of ironic cynicism there W100 btw.

[monkeyboy]

I think it is a good idea. If you've nothing to hide, you've nothing to fear.

It's not as if the police will be browsing through everyone's journey records, just those they want to eliminate from their enquiries.

Same with the taxman. He won't be interested in tracking your whereabouts unless you are moonlighting or claiming expenses for visits to the pub.

And private enquiries. When they become available, no agency is going to pay the fee unless your wife has a pretty strong suspicion you are visiting prostitutes, or your employer thinks you are visiting the gym while you are off sick with a bad back.

This will be a robust system with all the usual security features to ensure that it is not misused.

I detect a note of irony there

[wendigo100]

I think it is a good idea. If you've nothing to hide, you've nothing to fear.

It's not as if the police will be browsing through everyone's journey records, just those they want to eliminate from their enquiries.

Same with the taxman. He won't be interested in tracking your whereabouts unless you are moonlighting or claiming expenses for visits to the pub.

And private enquiries. When they become available, no agency is going to pay the fee unless your wife has a pretty strong suspicion you are visiting prostitutes, or your employer thinks you are visiting the gym while you are off sick with a bad back.

This will be a robust system with all the usual security features to ensure that it is not misused.