This is similar in the US. I had a long chat with a cab driver that was ranting about all the fees he has to pay. $600/yr to the local police department. A fe

This is similar in the US. I had a long chat with a cab driver that was ranting about all the fees he has to pay. $600/yr to the local police department. A fee I forgot the amount to the local city. A fee to the state. It was eye opening. I had always been curious why police would cut cab drivers some slack for moving violations but the yearly fee makes more sense.