adsrs1

Found out about this over the weekend and found this article I think it is out of order don't think I'll be buying a new car any time soon
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...echnology.html

The Underdog

if your not doing anything wrong then whats there to worry about?

adsrs1

If they bring it in for speeding etc you will get automatic fines and don't tell me you have never gone over the speed limit

ajamesc

Is it even worth buying a new car full stop now lol the way there going there so expensive to look after that after a few years there worth fook all anyway

Psycho Warren

iTrader: (5)

thats always the line trotted out by morons to excuse increased attacks on civil liberties or increased surviellance.

What next, tracking chip under the skin... nothing to hide why worry?

or next compulsory cctv in homes, nothing to hide why worry at the cops watching you in the privacy of your home.

Mr S1

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And that's the problem - Big Brother will be watching (and nicking you) 24/7.

Mr S1

iTrader: (2)

Not the smartest comment fella....

Jay,

iTrader: (4)

Cant see this actually happening especially in a struggling car market when all its goin to do is drop sales

Glenn_

iTrader: (1)

Its in the papers so it must be real.. I cant see it either. There will only be old people buying new cars cause there the ones who dont go over the speed limits.

mannion

It's in the daily mail. I call bullshit for that reason alone.

Colin_P

It is a good idea if it stops at what it is intended for and that is calling the emergency services.

However we all know it will get abused and we will all be scammed left right and center.

Mr S1

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The Civil Liberties factions will have a field day, but as said this has been kicking about for a while now. It'll likely be made unlawful anyway as it'll be against our Human Right to privacy - the first time it'll actually work for us instead of against. And notwithstanding that, how many of us wouldn't dis-connect it or get the software deleted if the car did have it ? I fuckin' would and bollocks to the consequences. Wherever I go is my business, and I wouldn't have some nosey cunt in MI5 or anywhere else keeping tabs on me. Fuck right off.

The Daily mail do love scaremongering and kicking up a shitstorm....

Colin_P

double post

fuzzy

I don't really think mi5 really cares much about mr average joe blogs going to the shops to get the beers in .
itll obviously be a back door to automatic road traffic fines if it were to happen and its not the first time its been mentioned over the years.

gjh

I don't care, the only new car I'd buy is a Lamborghini, and that wont happen any time soon, I'll stick to retro cars thanks.

grant_xr

If they went ahead with it I wouldn't be surprised if cars were eventually limited to do the speed limit dependant on where they are etc!
Although that would put a stop to the income from speeding fines so perhaps not?

Mr S1

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That's exactly what I meant - it's all to do with automatic speeding fines, as I referred to I my first post. either way, it's Big Brother watching all the time.

davidfox280585

Welcome the the Truman show the greatest show in earth

The Underdog

why not? i have nothing to hide about where i am. its not like im a drug dealer and dont want anyone catching me out. i couldnt care less if the goverment could track where iv been or where im going. iv got nothing to hide.

Rod-Tarry

Whats your PB on the road Glenn mines a data logged 193mph .
You lads do find things to worry about.

dojj

iTrader: (3)

It will be bought in for all the right reasons and we will vote for it
And then it will be used for all the wrong reasons and we will never get rid of it
If it was used across the board to limit the speeds of everyone on every road then it isn't as problem
The problem is that they will be tracking you day and night and it's son going to be like that tom cruise film about people setting the potential future and then stopping it from happening before it's happened

Jay,

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If you need help in bad language lessons Im willing to shotgun and challenge to beat that Rod

Rod-Tarry

Forgot you were in the car when we did another 190+ run . You were using words ive never heard before & what was the smell !!!!! .

Jay,

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Needed a steady supply of clean shorts for a few days after too

cabriolet

hear what people are saying but how many of you get in your car with your phone ; all of you ' it gps locates you all the time the battery is in . so why would they bother fitting a tracker all they need to do is upgrade their technology to be able to track all of you

Jay,

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Thats a good point

stevieturbo

Like fuck it does.

I cant even get a GPS signal on the damn thing when I want to !! Can barely get a phone signal half the time.

Oranoco

Agreed, I struggle to get GPS on mine and when I do the battery gets cained. Best you could hope for would be a limited accuracy mobile mast triangulation.