> lorries and vans that actually need to be heavy but are nevertheless a public good will be taxed more for no good reason Almost all large vehicles that I see

> lorries and vans that actually need to be heavy but are nevertheless a public good will be taxed more for no good reason Almost all large vehicles that I see on the roads are privately owned and cause significant road damage (which is roughly proportional to the fourth power of weight). That means that tax payers are subsidising the profits of logistics companies and artificially reducing the cost to them of using public roads which could possibly change the economics of rail use instead.