What are your thoughts on this, do you think the NZ public would accept this?
Given how trivially easy GPS is to disrupt, I think a lot of these devices would mysteriously start malfunctioning on the open road or on toll roads if this was actually done.
I’d like to see a system that simply queries the ECU for the vehicle’s odometer reading every time the vehicle is driven and sends that to the appropriate agency, with no location tracking involved.
ACC levies being distance based rather than vehicle based are a great idea actually, as your likelihood of being in a crash is directly proportional to the time you spend on the road.
I don’t see charging high emissions vehicles more being particularly popular though.