In Malta cars over 30 years can qualify as classics with effectively no annual tax (ok, a nominal €8 admin charge). They have to be inspected and judged to be in good original condition, and are subject to a 2500km annual mileage limit. That seems a fair compromise to me. I agree 40 is too old for modern classics, but I think 20 encompasses banger territory.
Use the roads…pay i say, regardless of whether that’s EV, classic, new, small car etc.
'Against stupidity, the gods themselves struggle in vain' - Schiller.
Bring it on **** it why not. Don't make sense to be endorsing full fat emission producing vehicles but what does make sense these days.
I wouldn't mind a bit of a drop on my just turned 20 years old T4. What happens if the vehicle is 41 years old?
Just put the tax into fuel, you pay move tax the more you use. Then tax EV per mile using the build in back box’s ….
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In 2 years my car will be 20 so personally wouldn't complain but seems daft proposal TBH, car is just an old car - hardly a well-loved classic.
Like most of these petitions just a waste of everyone's time and money.
My car is 18 and tax went from £125 a year to £240 a year over that time and keeps going up.
There is no way on earth they will make it free, they are greedy pigs who will keep putting it up. That is how they think.
I would bet my house that when everyone has an EV in the future the price of electricity will be insane, the tax will be huge and they will be chinese pieces of tin crap
The problem with mileage based charges is that they disproportionately affect people who live in the countryside, many of whom don't earn as much as urban dwellers.
Any levy will disproportionately affect some sectors, every tradie with a van is paying full fat for car he drives at weekends.
The road tax is (was) a good way to ensure the car/van/minibus/motorbike is insured and mot'd.
The APR system does most if those checks now anyway.
Initially, I thought a fuel tax would work for me.
At a modest 2,000 miles per year per 4x vehicles in the household = 8,000 total, the £700-£800 road tax could be paid back at 10p per mile.
But at 10 mile per litre (a nominal 45mpg) that would take an equivalent fuel price at the pump up from £1.40p / litre to £2.40p.
Maybe the road tax is the lesser of two evils.
You’re already paying a mileage based charge, more distance = more fuel = more tax at the pump.
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Schoolchildren using bikes to get to school? Cyclists who also own cars?
Needs a bit more thought that one.