Houie,
I admire your resolve. I live in the bush so don't have to worry about tolls or parking meters.

Question. What right has the government got to give personal details of a car registration number to a private company? The numbers were originally designed purely for government use and should be subject to privacy provissions.

Some people also tell me that upon lodging a building application, they receive mail from building supply companys. How come?

Having recently negotiated the VIC Etag system as an out-of-towner I relate to Houlley and Pericles comments.

It is perhaps a natural progression that all those tax-provided facilities once taken for granted (like roads) have been overshadowed by candy floss policies and flim flam.