There'll be some push back from the older politicians who may well have classic cars lurking about, if not them the people who put them and keep them in exalted positions.

However there will probably be a way for the more equal than others to exempt themselves, they normally do or get the taxpayer to fund their Range Rovers, moats, you name it, a bit like the worlds self appointed oligarchs alighting from one of their mutiple private jets then into chauffered limos ferrying them to conventions where they then lecture the rest of us on how we should resort to cave life, meanwhile they become richer and more powerful still...this new communisim it isn't much different to how its always been.

Nothing to worry about. it won't be implemented. It will soon be forgotten. Another scare story.

A poster on another forum shares information on possible plans to have all cars fitted with 'telematics' to tell where, when and how you drive, make classics uninsurable.

How would this make classics uninsurable? A simple after market device would be made available. Surely its no different to the "black box" already used by insurance companies.

I personally object to anyone, Insurance company included, monitoring where, when and how I drive: existing Telematics boxes are optional, needing to have such a device in order to drive is a step too far.

"I personally object to anyone, Insurance company included, monitoring where, when and how I drive"

And your bank, credit card, loyalty cards etc. gathering data on how you spend your time and money presumably?

And that's before you consider how much your mobile phone and apps track your whereabouts.

Why should they? I have no problem in that being an opt-in thing, but having no choice in the matter, especially as they sell on the data to brokers, many of whom I am told aren't exactly ethical to whom they then sell it onto (which is why we get junk and phishing emails and phone calls / texts, and fraud attempts).

They are one step away from a Chinese-style social credit system, especially when combined with 'government' tracking and mandatory ID/personal info wheezes.

I wish people would stop posting scare stories from sources with no credibility.

Recent newish cars already know where you are anyway - as part of the SOS emergency gubbins.

Recent newish cars already know where you are anyway

and how fast you were travelling.

My car shows (via phone app) on every journey (from ignition start to stop) how much I travelled and what max speed achieved.

I do have the option to turn it off. But I guess that means I as user won't get to see the data but the car internally will still store this data.