That's bullshit. What could we do? No political party were seriously against it, and it's not a huge question to form a new political party around. They did a

That's bullshit. What could we do? No political party were seriously against it, and it's not a huge question to form a new political party around. They did a 'trial run' after the investment which I guess was to make it look more democratic, and there was a public referendum which I actually believe was not in favor, but ignored. (Or was it in favor by only the 20% living inside the toll gates where allowed to vote, and the surrounding 14 regions arranged their own ignored referendums. They spent a bizarre amount on implementing this, basically paying IBM the complete development cost for a plate reading system but gained no ownership rights into the product, simultaneously implemented a radio based system that was later ditched, hired hundreds if not thousands of people working with the billing and help desks (so how automatic was it), and campaigning on how good this is for the society. The cost for adding 20 something camera based toll gates were almost half of the cost of building a 5 km long tunnel that was finished a few years before and constitutes about a quarter of an incomplete ring road. 3 billion SEK compared to 6 billion SEK. ($340m vs 680m) The incomes did not cover the running costs the first years and I can't find any facts on if it's actually covering it's amortized costs now. Coincidentally, a similarly unloved project in Gothenburg to build a relatively unnecessary train tunnel to huge costs DID actually spawn a new political party that gained 20% of the votes. Maybe there's hope.