Body & Soul1 min ago
New Car Tax Per Mileage
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Not sure if this is correct at the time of typing this, but my partner read something online about proposed plans to charge motorists car tax per mile.
Not sure how this will work on my car as its a Citroen C1 and I only pay £20 a year. But it becomes per mile it surely won't encourage motorists to have small economical cars.
Or am I barking up the wrong tree?
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As more and more electric vehicles are coming onto our roads (and currently not paying any Vehicle Excise Duty), the government is effectively bein forced to look at other ways of raising taxes from motorists. Therefore 'road pricing' is a very attractive option to them. As it's a model that has the support of both the AA and the RAC, it's quite likely to go ahead.
However any announcement in the Autumn Budget is likely to be little more than a 'statement of intent', as there's currently still a lot of detail to be worked upon.
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The problem for motorists like me who live in a very rural area, a car is a vital part of any family.
We can't rely on buses etc to get to work. So it would seem unfair charging motorists more just to get to and from work.
Plus my partner is a carer, so she wracks up quite a lot of milage, but then again its her work, so why would motorists be hammered just to get about for their career?
Road pricing is innevitable. More and more lecky jam jars are paying burger all, the VED take is reducing. The government cannot back track and start charging VED on the lecky cars thus road pricing is the answer. The tech is well established and could easily be rolled out. Cars will be fitted with a tracker box similar to what young drivers have for insurance companies. Motorists will get a bill like a utility bill. The price will vary depending on road and time of day.
Underlines the sheer stupidity of trying to control the public by letting certain vehicles off of road tax. These screw-ups come home eventually. Best thing they could do is reverse their control freakery actions and apply the tax fairly to all. Oh, and profusely apologise and offer to pay back the unfair tax to those who had been forced to keep paying for their choice of vehicle.
As for pay per mile, that is another abominable money grab/data collection on the citizens. Bad enough they tax fuel but they need to keep their nose out of where we go and how far we go.
Society's dregs, the lot of 'em.
The same way it used to be before government decided to let those who complied with government desires go free or for a low amount, would be fair enough. Or alternatively you could opt for a flat rate for all, inc. cycles. That'd be good since we're still foolishly allowing the things on the road despite how much more dangerous it is now due to the population skyrocketing and thus the amount of traffic too.
Old_Geezer,
Your not wrong there. When I passed my test in 1986 there wasn't anything like the amount of traffic on the roads compared to today.
But in those days not everyone in the family had a car like they have now.
Families would share one car. I remember growing up we only had one car, so basically Mum would take Dad to work and go wherever she had to go while Dad was at work.
But its as if people today have to have a car, not sure where that trend started, sometime in the late 90's I think.
Bit like when we all had to have a mobile phone. I was one of last that I know to own one, as I do see the need for it.
ToraToraTora,
I see where your coming from, but I don't necessarily find motoring that cheap. Fuel has quadrupled in price since I passed my test in 86.
Plus the cars themselves are not cheap to buy unless you buy a banger, then its probably going to be always in the garage which isn't cheap. Then theres insurance etc.
Personally I find owning a car quite a luxury. The motorists always seem to get hammered.
