Choice choice choice
Aside from the big brother implications of this tale of governMENTAL woe, that first paragraph sticks in my craw.
"...giving motorists a choice about how they make their journeys."
I don't want choice, I don't want to chose between 4 equally dismal services. I just want one that works when I need it to.
Paris, as even the French know how to build a road system, including tolls without resorting to technological w*nkery.