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Make the registration increase in proportion to vehicle weight. 0.10 per pound. Easy, fair, obvious and we have weight stations everywhere already for trucks. I
by mahyarm 15y ago
Make the registration increase in proportion to vehicle weight. 0.10 per pound. Easy, fair, obvious and we have weight stations everywhere already for trucks. Incentivizes car manufacturers to make lighter cars too.
- danielharan 15y agoThis also rewards light gas guzzlers. Hiking the tax on gas is simple and can be adjusted as the car stock gets more efficient - and this rewards the most efficient vehicles.
- dalke 15y ago"No, really. I took the seats out months ago. And the spare tire and jack. And I always drive with 1/16th of a tank of gas." There, saved ya' at least $5!
- evan_ 15y agoSurely there's already some kind of database of the gross vehicle weight of every model of car for safety standards, there's no need to weigh every single car on the road.
- dalke 15y agoYes, that can be used as a proxy for the actual weight, but weight itself is a proxy for the amount of impact the vehicle has on the road. Someone with a 5 ton RV who uses it twice a year to drive to Florida for the winter has less impact than someone with a truck weighing 4 tons who drives around the county all day, with a full load of tools and other equipment. Unlike a fuel tax, a weight tax would affect the RV owner more than the truck owner, which doesn't seem right. If someone reworks VW Beetle into a stretch version, or adds armor to a BMW, then are they charged based on the original weight or the current weight?