POLL: Are you worried about pay-per-mile privacy concerns?

Motorists have raised fears that the introduction of a new system could invade their privacy. 

However, no details have emerged on how a system could be put together with fears tracking devices could be fitted into , and . 

didn’t rule out “GPS tracking” through a tool placed inside vehicles or through a smartphone application. 

Number plate recognition cameras could also be used to detect how far drivers are travelling every day.

in their released earlier this year.

The experts found there was “significant concern” around privacy which would have to be addressed.

The report reads: “A key theme from the Committee’s evidence gathering was concern over individual privacy.

“This was raised by experts, organisations and individuals. There was significant concern expressed over invasion of privacy as part of the enforcement of any future road user charging scheme, through measures such as automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras; in-vehicle GPS tracking; or via a smartphone app.”

A recent Express.co.uk poll over the introduction of a new pay-per-mile charge. 

A staggering 86.74 percent of 24,448 respondents called for the concept to be scrapped before it was launched. 

Just 8.83 percent said they backed the idea of a 2p per mile charge if any scheme was to be introduced. 

Kevin Foster, a former Conservative minister of state for transport, also suggested to make a pay-per-mile charge work. 

He has queried whether officials could “really justify” the collection of information such as how far drivers are travelling and on which routes. 

He previously said: “The privacy implications are outrageous. Any pay-per-mile system relies on knowing how many miles you have driven in set areas or on specific roads.

“What happens to this data? Who has or could gain access to it? Can the state truly justify the routine collection of so much info on the daily lives of citizens not suspected of any crime?”