I'm a dane and I never owned a car while I lived in Denmark. HOWEVER, there is a tendency to forget that not everyone lives in high density cities (where publi

I'm a dane and I never owned a car while I lived in Denmark. HOWEVER, there is a tendency to forget that not everyone lives in high density cities (where public transport is decent). In more suburban area, public transport is hopeless. You _have_ to have a car. Thus people drive, but they drive old cars. The 180% tax doesn't hurt people equally.