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Any appetite for fighting the DVLA?

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McCabe-Thiele (Ted):

--- Quote from: K2-K6 on April 30, 2021, 07:25:52 PM ---It should be streamlined to the point it doesn't exist.

All the negative arguments over the years of putting road duty onto fuel have disappeared with systems they have in place now.

What's the point of making an offence for the sake of it? Simplifying it to combine with collection through fuel purchase avoids millions in unwanted administrative activity. 

You can't use a vehicle without fuel, by default they would all pay, while being used, in proportion to their status.

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A big driver for VED is to keep ownership records as up to date as possible and ensure vehicles are MoT'd & Insured.

I spend about £2k a year mainly on Diesel  so despite paying £800 ish a year on VED on 3 vehicles (all old so high emissions) we still pay a lot of Tax on the fuel with VAT & fuel duty. When electric car ownership becomes the mainstream it will be interesting to see how they raise the missing fuel duty revenue from the remaining motorists. I am unlikely to be around when that happens !

Bryanj:
Easy, they will increase the vedon electric vehicles, remember calor gas conversions cos duty on gas was low!!!

sye:
Pay per mile for electric vehicles (eventually) and a tax on the use of roadside chargers (not domestic ones) IMHO. It's already built in to Jan's electric vehicle, the manufacturer knows when you charge it, the mileage and when it's due for service.

I/C engines will be with us for at least 50 years, as will petrol and diesel. excise duty on both is likely to increase above inflation.

All IMHO and it could of course be bolleaux.

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