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I visited New Zealand recently and was told that the reason Diesel was so much cheaper than unleaded was because it didn't have the road tax built into it so ag
by kirrent 10y ago
I visited New Zealand recently and was told that the reason Diesel was so much cheaper than unleaded was because it didn't have the road tax built into it so agricultural vehicles wouldn't have to pay for road they weren't using. As a result Diesel cars had to keep a logbook and pay a tax based on their mileage. Didn't ever get to see it in action.
- sitharus 10y agoThere's not much to see, it's just a window sticker like the registration. It has the highest allowed odometer reading. For cars this is just checked against your dash odometer, for heavy vehicles (over 2.5 tonne iirc) it's checked against a tamper proof hub mounted odometer.