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> Except cars, for some reason. The reason, in the UK at least, is the tax (and additional parking fees for some spaces) that motorists pay that covers this. A
by SmellyGeekBoy 8y ago
> Except cars, for some reason.
The reason, in the UK at least, is the tax (and additional parking fees for some spaces) that motorists pay that covers this. Also when and where cars can be parked is highly regulated and enforced.
- kingosticks 8y agoWhat tax do motorists in the UK pay to cover parking?
- pbhjpbhj 8y agoLoosely speaking - in UK - off-street parking has standard rate VAT, on-street is VAT exempt. But it's very much a rule of thumb, not a strict regulation. I don't know of any other tax on parking per se?
- kingosticks 8y agoMaybe they were talking about VED which is sort of about using the public highway in that you can declare the vehicle as off the road and stop paying it. But the complicated emissions/price/age based charge means it doesn't really make sense to think of it that way anymore. E.g. A zero-rated vehicle still has the same impact when parked on the road.
- isostatic 8y agoWhat tax does a car driver pay? Lets see VED: £0. Fuel:15p per 100 miles. Consumables (tyres etc), maybe £20 a year in VAT? Land cost in say Ealing is £30m a hectre, or £3k per sqm. A parking space that's about 3m by 2m of the road is worth about £20k, and thus costs about £1k a year to provide.