harry wrote:
On Nov 9, 7:36 pm, Bill Wright wrote:
harry wrote:
Apparently we are all to be taxed for using the motorways from 2014.
Later perhaps. the system is to be expanded to all roads.
The gov.thinks we will soon mostly be driving electric cars, this is
probably to rake in the tax not paid by electric car drivers I think.
Tough **** if you end up not driving an electric car and paying both
petrol tax and new road tax.
I bet the present road tax will be kept as well.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-drive-motorwa...
They should put all the tax on fuel. That would be much fairer.

Bill

I have often thought that.
Electricity would still be relatively tax free though.

Only until it becomes popular and starts making a noticeable dent in the
tax take from fossil fuels, then they will find a way to tax its use for
transport. The government will be extremely reluctant to give up the
revenue from petrol and diesel.

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Tciao for Now!

John.