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Britain to Test Car Satellite Toll

Controversial plan will charge up to $2.40 per mile for British autos

By Dustin Lushing,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 17, 2008 7:38 PM CDT

(Newser) – Britain plans to test a toll system that tracks drivers by satellite and charges them by the mile, the Daily Telegraph reports. Dubbed "spy in the sky," the controversial plan was floated by the Labour government and was considered dead under PM Gordon...   Read full story »

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