Posted: Sep 13, 2018 11:12 am
The OP is about who is responsible for the pollution produced by ICE vehicles, the user or the manufacturer and who should pay.
The whole economy is based on vehicular transport, private and commercial. A 'captive audience' by any definition which the vehicle manufacturers make full use of by producing IC engines that just pass the pollution regulations (which should be tightened-up, IMO). This 'captive audience' situation has even encouraged some vehicle manufacturers to 'fiddle' the figures.
Should the 'captive audience' pay a fine because they are forced (at present) to use vehicles that barely pass the pollution regulations?
The Road Tax and fuel taxes are irrelevant to the OP since finance to support the roads infrastructure will still have to be found even in a 'pollution free' vehicle future (EVs, etc.).
Perhaps someone could start a thread on how these finances can be raised when EVs are being charged from a 'home' power source?
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My neighbour works for a delivery company which has to make regular trips into the centre of Birmingham, UK. The proposed 'pollution tax' (which will come into force in a couple of years) will cost his company £11,000 per year.
The whole economy is based on vehicular transport, private and commercial. A 'captive audience' by any definition which the vehicle manufacturers make full use of by producing IC engines that just pass the pollution regulations (which should be tightened-up, IMO). This 'captive audience' situation has even encouraged some vehicle manufacturers to 'fiddle' the figures.
Should the 'captive audience' pay a fine because they are forced (at present) to use vehicles that barely pass the pollution regulations?
The Road Tax and fuel taxes are irrelevant to the OP since finance to support the roads infrastructure will still have to be found even in a 'pollution free' vehicle future (EVs, etc.).
Perhaps someone could start a thread on how these finances can be raised when EVs are being charged from a 'home' power source?
Edit
My neighbour works for a delivery company which has to make regular trips into the centre of Birmingham, UK. The proposed 'pollution tax' (which will come into force in a couple of years) will cost his company £11,000 per year.