Road Tax advise needed please?

bod1467

Yes - the TEST exists. And it is still called a MOT test. But the MoT itself no longer exists.

Norman_Castle

bod1467 wrote: »

Yes - the TEST exists. And it is still called a MOT test. But the MoT itself no longer exists.

The mot test is still a safety and emissions check enforced by the government. Road tax, abolished in 1937, theoretically funded the road network. VED is a car ownership tax and does not fund the road network.
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CC4QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.parliament.uk%2Fbriefing-papers%2FSN01482.pdf&ei=xMfCUYiaNemo0QWarIGYCw&usg=AFQjCNFRMSq7ibrg6A3M1VifUkVf6UASGQ&sig2=zbRi7kLZUCMC90CXpqV7RA&bvm=bv.48175248,d.d2k

oldagetraveller

You're onto a loser here Norman, I'd stop there if I were you.:)

OddballJamie

All I know is it's referred to as a tax disc by the government and without it I can't drive on the road.

Right, I'm off to hoover the house with my dyson, before I get a headache and need an asprin.

Strider590

Norman_Castle wrote: »

Motorists can be "awkward" towards cyclist after wrongly believing they fund roads.

This is correct ^^, you only need explore Youtube a little (or ride a bike) to find out how the concept of "Road Tax" gives drivers the idea that they somehow have ownership over the roads.

I think the DVLA should include a notice on the VED renewal envelopes to state "this is VED, road tax does not exist, VED does not pay for the roads and does not give those who pay VED any more right to use the road than anyone else".

Or similar......

Norman_Castle

oldagetraveller wrote: »

You're onto a loser here Norman, I'd stop there if I were you.:)

Already gone. Life's too short. I may fake my own death to escape.:)

marlot

Norman_Castle wrote: »

The mot test still exists.

So does the Road Fund Licence (at least according to HMRC):
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/manuals/vatmargmanual/vatmarg08200.htm

Handsome90

Strider590 wrote: »

This is correct ^^, you only need explore Youtube a little (or ride a bike) to find out how the concept of "Road Tax" gives drivers the idea that they somehow have ownership over the roads.

Completely agree with you. The attitudes of some drivers are truly shocking! Here are a few examples of some people claiming cyclists don't have the right to use the road as they don't pay VED:

https://twitter.com/cyclodunc/status/342587802891988994/photo/1/large

Emma Way's infamous tweet