Electric car owners will have to pay road tax for the first time, as part of ‘eye-watering’ Budget plans designed to fill a £54 billion hole in the public finances.
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will use Thursday’s budget to change Treasury rules which mean emission-free cars and vans currently pay no vehicle excise duty. The move is designed to plug a projected £7 billion shortfall in road tax as the switch to electric vehicles gathers pace.
And yes, covid is the excuse, but if you believe this wasn't always on the cards at some point, I've a bridge to sell you...
The Bank of England warned last week that Britain could be entering a two-year recession, the longest on record.If you shut down the country for two years, the bill is going to come due some time, isn't it?
About time. Milk float cars are a way that people who have a lot of spare money can tell us plebs that they 'care about the environment'. If they are so damn rich they can pay tax on it.
ReplyDeleteA good way of making sure that motorists (both posers in electric vehicles and old fashioned motorists) pay their share is to have a "yes, I've paid my tax" sticker to put in the windscreen. Trouble is, the wasters at DVLA decided that not having this would save them money....
ReplyDelete" If they are so damn rich they can pay tax on it."
ReplyDeleteIf they didn't think they'd ever have to, they were only fooling themselves...
"Trouble is, the wasters at DVLA decided that not having this would save them money...."
Of course!