Comment on Stop the free ride: all motorists should pay their way, whatever vehicle they drive
Kenny2999@lemmy.world 1 day ago
It would be logical to base road tax also on vehicle weight and the use of studded tires (in addition to CO2 like it is now). However, the weight classes should be devised so that the change only affects the needlessly massive cars. This would be a win-win.
pHr34kY@lemmy.world 1 day ago
The fuel excise obviously taxed larger vehicles more over the same distance. It totally makes sense to have weight classes.
Oh, and Australia needs a “kei” class, dammit. Nobody’s second car has any business being bigger than that.
sqgl@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
2x the weight causes 16x the damage (2⁴)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_power_law
pHr34kY@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Yep. This is why I think my 900kg hatchback should cost less to register than a 2500kg roadblimp ute.