Those groups point out that one of the biggest aims of pay-as-you-drive programs is simply to capture actual miles driven.

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And engaging with people online can backfire: the British Government, who set up a Web site where the public could create petitions, were sorely embarrassed when 1.8 million people called for planned pay-as-you-drive road charges to be scrapped.

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