This post is going to be of interest to UKers only, most likely.
I just got an email from a friend of mine,
Normally I would call this a hoax, as emails like this are normally fakes. Sadly, however, this one really is legit. I'd never heard of this scheme before now and I'm guessing others haven't either.
The petition is at http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/traveltax/ for those who want to sign. You need to be a UK citizen to do so.
Thanks,