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Pot Holes
beamerguy
Posts: 17,587 Forumite
On BBC Breakfast this morning it was said that councils need
£12 billion to fix pot holes.
People in this country are faced with a council tax increase to cover Adult social care which we all agree with
Why not increase the amount a PPC pays the DVLA to a min of £10
per application
The PPC scammers can easily afford this and for once give something back to society instead of just scamming
It seems that road tax will not fix pot holes ????
£12 billion to fix pot holes.
People in this country are faced with a council tax increase to cover Adult social care which we all agree with
Why not increase the amount a PPC pays the DVLA to a min of £10
per application
The PPC scammers can easily afford this and for once give something back to society instead of just scamming
It seems that road tax will not fix pot holes ????
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... It seems that road tax will not fix pot holes ????
Road tax hasn't existed since 1936, when they stopped ringfencing the revenue to pay for the upkeep of the roads.
Vehicle Excise Duty, as it's now called, is just another tax which goes into the central treasury pot, along with the tax on beer and fags. Central Government doles out money from there to Local Authorities, who then make their own decisions on how much (or little) to spend on road maintenance.
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Road tax hasn't existed since 1936, when they stopped ringfencing the revenue to pay for the upkeep of the roads.
Vehicle Excise Duty, as it's now called, is just another tax which goes into the central treasury pot, along with the tax on beer and fags. Central Government doles out money from there to Local Authorities, who then make their own decisions on how much (or little) to spend on road maintenance.
Whatever the name tag, all motorists pay (or should do)
However, the way the government acts does relate back to 19360 -
Road tax hasn't existed since 1936, when they stopped ringfencing the revenue to pay for the upkeep of the roads.
But it is coming back in England at least by 2020.
http://www.infrastructure-intelligence.com/article/jul-2015/budget-vehicle-tax-all-be-spent-roads-20200
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