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Linking motor tax to CO2 emissions.

daveharnett · 2007-11-29 10:42:13

I believe this is on the cards, but it seems somewhat unfair to me. Now, lets say that i want to buy a 20 Litre ferrari to tool around the country once a year. It would place less of a burden on the country's roads (and the environment) than my 1.6 Litre golf, which i drive 400 miles a week in my commute. Why should I pay…

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29-11-2007 11:42am

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daveharnett

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I believe this is on the cards, but it seems somewhat unfair to me.

Now, lets say that i want to buy a 20 Litre ferrari to tool around the country once a year. It would place less of a burden on the country's roads (and the environment) than my 1.6 Litre golf, which i drive 400 miles a week in my commute. Why should I pay more for the ferrari because of a theoretical per-mile calculation?

It seems that the fairest and simplest way to tax motorists is per-mile, with a weighting to take the car's emissions per mile into account. But how would one accomplish this dazzlingly complicated calculation? TAX THE FUEL!

This would
A: penalise those who make unnessary trips, or do not live wthin reasonable commuting distance from their work.
B: reward those who use vehicles with good fuel economy.

Wait. Don't they allready tax fuel? So what's the point of an emissions-based annual tax again?

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