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Car tax evasion triples after paper version scrapped.
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wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Thu 16 Nov 2017, 17:27,
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joefish It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks, Thu 16 Nov 2017, 18:20,
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I think this is a lot to do with people
not realising that when you buy a second car, the tax doesn't carry over.
Crime apparently going up.
Enforcement seems to be way up - because you automatically get hassled thanks to the interwebs and computey-things. I've certainly noticed a lot more cars clamped with big yellow 'i'm a bad boy' stickers over their windscreens.
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The Ann Coulter Fan Club Babylon is burning at, Thu 16 Nov 2017, 19:10,
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I imagine it's more a case of being easier to catch people this way
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Fadgebadger Sweaty sumo wanks for everyone!, Thu 16 Nov 2017, 21:37,
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Am I being a bit think here, genuine question...why isn't tax abolished and collected through fuel duty instead? For larger vehicles the problem of differing rates can be pushed on to retailers...make the private sector collect it.
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transparenttown Dead to worse..., Fri 17 Nov 2017, 8:36,
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The assumption in that approach is that all vehicles are equal, and that mileage is directly linked to pollution.
Dieselgate showed that emissions and economy are not directly related. Taxing fuel solely means that you could inadvertently encourage the use of more polluting vehicles and have no leverage to change that.
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wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Fri 17 Nov 2017, 10:03,
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I already get stung with fuel duty, VAT on fuel, insurance premium tax, and have to pay for parking...
It would make more sense to tax people rather than vehicles. After all, you can only drive one vehicle at a time.
TL:DR - stop taxing me!
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