"A survey by insurance comparison website Comparethemarket.com found 47 per cent of respondents felt the measure would 'lead to a Big Brother state'. 46 per cent said they were concerned police could abuse their new
“A survey by insurance comparison website Comparethemarket.com found 47 per cent of respondents felt the measure would ‘lead to a Big Brother state’. 46 per cent said they were concerned police could abuse their new powers, while 29 per cent believed such a device ‘could lead to more accidents than it prevents’. 24 per cent of those surveyed said any form of remote stopping device would actually dissuade them from buying a car”
See the full text: Motorists say no to remote stopping in cars (Recombu, link).
Statewatch broke this story at the end of January:
New police cooperation plan includes surveillance, intelligence-gathering and remote vehicle stopping technology