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Nice. Those amounts seem kind of low, though? Not sure if I'm reading it correctly. A truck that weighs 20x the amount of a passenger car, with 2 axles, appears
by ericd 2y ago
Nice. Those amounts seem kind of low, though? Not sure if I'm reading it correctly. A truck that weighs 20x the amount of a passenger car, with 2 axles, appears to pay 300 pounds per year?
Also, weirdly, a 40,000 kg truck with 2 axles seems to be taxed less than the same truck with 4 or more axles.
- _djo_ 2y agoThese are annual registration taxes, not usage taxes. Ideally you'd want a sort of usage tax also based on this, but implementation has been difficult to achieve. [0] [0] https://www.lafabriquedelacite.com/en/solutions/weight-tax-and-taxes-on-hgv-traffic-in-europe/ https://www.lafabriquedelacite.com/en/solutions/weight-tax-a...
- ericd 2y agoYeah, a fixed tax, but based on weight, which is sort of a low-resolution usage tax. 300 pounds is more, but not very significantly more, than car registration in many US states.
- unclenoriega 2y agoPerhaps more points of contact is better for the road?
- ericd 2y agoYeah, it should be, but it seems they're taxing more axles more for the same weight, so it seems like something else is going on there.