Originally Posted by dksuddeth

Unlike computer software or a movie DVD where you only buy a license to play or view it, you are actually buying the car. It's yours and yours alone. The manufacturer, insurance company, and especially the government have zero right or authority to force a 'black box' addition to your vehicle. Now, its POSSIBLE that your insurance company could make this a pre-requisite in order to provide you with cheaper insurance but it certainly shouldn't be mandatory

Originally Posted by dksuddeth

Unlike computer software or a movie DVD where you only buy a license to play or view it, you are actually buying the car. It's yours and yours alone. The manufacturer, insurance company, and especially the government have zero right or authority to force a 'black box' addition to your vehicle. Now, its POSSIBLE that your insurance company could make this a pre-requisite in order to provide you with cheaper insurance but it certainly shouldn't be mandatory

Originally Posted by TexanAvenger

How do you figure that the government can't force you to have stuff in your car? They force seatbelts, don't they? My question would be as to whether or not they would, not if they could.

Originally Posted by MrSelfDestruct

The manufacturer can put whatever they want on their vehicles. It's your choice to buy it. Insurance companies can choose to do business solely with customers who own black box cars, but they won't because it isn't the most profitable thing to do. The government has no right to mandate it, but they eventually will because we let them.