UK historic vehicle tax exemption extended

[elj221c]

Can someone please explain why the powers that be have not abolished Road Tax completely

They did.

In 1937!

It became a vehicle tax.

All proceeds to central government.

Yours pedantically!

Roy
'65 S2

[billwill]

Can someone please explain why the powers that be have not abolished Road Tax completely ( saving all admin costs) and cover it by a hike in Fuel Duty..surely this way the drivers who drive "gas guzzlers" and those who use the roads most often pay proportionately ... no tax dodgers...non-polluting electric vehicles would be exempt... etc...etc.

John

I seem to recall that both Conservative and Labour parties have at some time in their manifestos said they will do this, but once in power they quietly forgot it.

Probably they do not want to drop the DVLA recording of all this data, because it is, nowadays, a valuable tool against crime and against terrorism.

[AHM]

Just view road tax as a standing charge and fuel duty as a variable charge - The same as most other bills.

The roads are still there even if you choose not to use them.

Road tolls would be better and fairer, but then the heavy users all use the same piece of road so it would be proportionally cheaper, for them. And a blast along little used country lanes would cost a fortune.