Do You Pay Road Tax?

[ToraToraTora]

Bet you don't!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23694438
How can we end the Motorist/cyclist war? Like many I do both and when I'm doing one it's hard not to hate the other!

[Kathyan]

I think they should pay road tax and be insured!

[Baldric]

No-one pays road tax

[ummmm]

But it's based on the size of your engine so how do you figure out an amount for a cycle when low emission cars are exempt?

[Baldric]

//Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) (also known as vehicle tax, car tax or incorrectly road tax), is a pollution tax that is levied as an excise duty//

///But road tax was abolished in 1937 and replaced by Vehicle Excise Duty///.

[tonyav]

They can call it anything they like, but imo it's still a tax to use the public road.
And yes I do think cyclists should have to pay.

[ummmm]

It's not a tax to use the public roads...

/This is a tax on cars, not roads, and it goes straight into the general Treasury fund. Many government agencies have now started calling VED "car tax" but it might be classified as a pollution tax, since it's now based on the size of engine and emissions./

[tonyav]

Has I said ummmm, they can call it anything they like.

[douglas9401]

If it's all the same I'll call it road tax. Thanks.

[tonyav]

Same here, douglas.

[ummmm]

There is no age limit to riding a bike. At what age would you propose to start charging children to cycle to school?

[tonyav]

That would be a parental decision.

[ummmm]

So if parents can't afford it then the kids don't get to ride a bike?

[woofgang]

children could be given free passes as they are on busses. I think that cyclists should definitely pay a contribution towards use of the roads and should carry insurance.

[AB Editor]

What would the insurance be for? Getting run over?

[AB Editor]

It's interesting how "road tax" doesn't exist - except maybe on the M6 Toll :)

[pixie373]

We don't pay it for horses either. Even though they have iron shoes.

[friedgreentomato]

I love the M6 toll and use it whenever I am back on the mainland.

Cyclist should pay some sort of road tax but only if they are riding on commuter runs.

[woofgang]

"What would the insurance be for?"

damage to other road users and their property or damage caused by causing an accident.

[AB Editor]

And there are worse emissions from horses! :)

How much would you charge a cyclist and a horse rider and a mobility scooter?

Currently Band D is £105 a year (that's a Yaris or similar)

What is a fair amount?

[woofgang]

riders are liable for accidents though and often carry third party insurance as do riding establishments.