Netherlands: A distance-driven tax service, with the distance calculated by onboard GPS receivers, to replace the annual road tax on cars has been initiated by the Dutch government.
The idea has gotten study by departments of transportation in several U.S. states, including Oregon, and has also drawn significant pre-backlash from various consumer groups.
Dutch drivers will pay per kilometer driven, in a move to ease chronic traffic jams and cut carbon emissions. The system uses GPS to monitor cars, and will receive close scrutiny from other countries weighing options for clearing chronic blockage on crowded roads. Europe has a higher incidence of traffic jams and slowdowns than the United States.
GPS receivers will track the time, hour, and place each car moves and send the data to a billing agency. There was no specification as to whether the measure will require carmakers to install the receivers and antennas, or whether it must be done by car dealers, or others, prior to sale.
Source : http://www.verkeerenwaterstaat.nl
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