Correct. There hasn’t been a ‘road tax’ since 1937, and it was only a road tax for the 16 years prior to that, when the Road Fund Licence was introduced shortly after the First World War. It never raised anywhere near enough to pay for upkeep & maintenance of the roads, so even then the bulk of expenditure came from general taxation."Revenue from motoring taxes helps ensure we can continue to fund the vital public services and infrastructure"
Forget "road tax" , it's a tax on ownership.
I'm surprised they haven't brought the dog license back.
Not at the point of use, but 70% of electricity is produced from burning gas. That electric powered vehicles do not pollute is one of the great misconceptions of our time. To say nothing of their impact on the infrastructure etc. They should not get tax concessions over other forms of fuel.
I think all motorists should do what farmers, and hgv drivers have done in the past block the roads and motorways till someone actually listens. The general motorist and enthusiast have been persecuted, for years.Hi Everyone
I just came across this petition to ask the government to reduce road tax for classic cars over 20 years of age. After all, the buzz word these days is sustainability and we're sustaining the life of our cars beyond their designed life and hence doing our bit to save the earth's resources
It must be worth a try as we seem to be losing a lot of Zeds, some probably because of the high rate of road tax.
The link below should take you to the petition.
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/654884
In 2022 40% of the electricity within the UK came from renewable sources, wind, solar, biomass, hydropower and Nuclear makes up about 19% with fossil fuels making up the rest. Not sure 70% of electricity is produced from burning gas
I remember seeing a few years ago that the UK's electricity production was still made up of over 11% coal. That's raw, untreated coal.
It was down to 1% last year ;-)
No chance. So much misinformation out there.
Production from renewable technologies matched the previous record high of 2022 but renewables’ share of electricity generation increased to a record 47.3 per cent. Wind generation hit a record high share of 28.7 per cent of generation, up from 2.7 per cent in 2010. Generation from fossil fuels fell to a record low, a share of 36.3 per cent but generation from gas remained the principal form of UK generation at 34.3 per cent. Low carbon generation (renewables & nuclear) increased to a record high share of 61.5 per cent.No chance. So much misinformation out there.
In my 56 years, I don't think I have EVER seen a tax removed once implemented. Re-named, maybe, but never rescinded.
I am pretty sure I will need to see pigs flying before I ever see that happen!
Yup £3500 we pay, we dont even have street lights, from what I can see we get a few poo bins, you have to call the council every year to cut back the footpaths around ours as they will not be done (a few of us maintain them now as its easier) and you might see a police car once every couple of years. I feel really satisfied with how my 3.5k gets spent every year.In my 56 years, I don't think I have EVER seen a tax removed once implemented. Re-named, maybe, but never rescinded.
And if we are talking of rip-off taxes; let's start with my £3,408 a year Council tax for living in an average house, in an average road in an average town.
Or stamp duty ( house moving tax). I have paid the Gov over £75,000 'moving tax' in total. You get absolutely nothing for that.
