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In UK my yearly MOT records how far my car has driven. Taxing distance doesn't need to track _where_ the car has been, just how far it's gone.
by bcraven 2y ago
In UK my yearly MOT records how far my car has driven.
Taxing distance doesn't need to track _where_ the car has been, just how far it's gone.
- Ntrails 2y agoI seem to recall when selling cars the V5 transfer also has a mileage (so easy to attribute) It isn't precisely easy (MOT and tax timings won't line up etc) and arrears rather than advance etc. We definitely have enough data to do a fair approximation - just high operational overheads to collect
- amanaplanacanal 2y agoThat depends. Do you also tax when the car is driven outside the country?
- rdsubhas 2y agoIt's legitimate to track entry and exit on national borders though. A tax exception based on entry/exit times is doable and better than constant geo tracking.
- kordite 2y agoIt's utterly insane, but there is no equivalent to the MOT in the US. There's an emissions test, but not a safety test. I don't know if mileage is recorded at the emissions test.