You think you got away with it?

[Scimitar]

Think again.
Because of falling gasoline tax revenue, some US states are thinking about 'miles travelled' tax. You think it won't happen here?
Think again.
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[jerrysimon]

Hilarious but also very sad sigh....

Jerry

 

[Geebee]

How stupid are politicians, either that or the petrol companies have got to them.
All this rhetoric about the environment and then this kind of idea.

 

[SRS]

Save all the bull, just tax people from birth for each breath they takes till death.

Let people drive a car, ride a bike, walk, live off of sustainable means, whatever. Just let people live the way they choose without penalising for individual choice.

 

[Scimitar]

"Squeeze them until the pips squeak", is the motto of most governments now.

 

[Haku]

How would they manage it, GPS tracking on every vehicle? and what about when you're on private land?

Ridiculous.

 

[jackhandy]

April 1st. is early this year

 

[dmcgoldrick]

"Taxman"

(1,2,3,4

Hrmm!

1,2...

1,2,3,4.)

Let me tell you how it will be
There's one for you, nineteen for me
Cos I'm the taxman, yeah, I'm the taxman

Should five per cent appear too small
Be thankful I don't take it all
Cos I'm the taxman, yeah I'm the taxman

If you drive a car, I'll tax the street
If you try to sit, I'll tax your seat
If you get too cold I'll tax the heat
If you take a walk, I'll tax your feet

Taxman!
Cos I'm the taxman, yeah I'm the taxman

Don't ask me what I want it for (Aahh Mr. Wilson)
If you don't want to pay some more (Aahh Mr. Heath)
Cos I'm the taxman, yeah, I'm the taxman

Now my advice for those who die
Declare the pennies on your eyes
Cos I'm the taxman, yeah, I'm the taxman

And you're working for no one but me
Taxman!

George Harrison 1966 when he realised taxman took 19 shillings from every pound he earned !!!!!!
(note for the younger generation......there were 20 shillings in a pound.....)

regards

 

[Scimitar]

How would they manage it, GPS tracking on every vehicle? and what about when you're on private land?

Ridiculous.

GPS tracking not so much, but a black box in most modern cars is a fact of life already, don't you know? Just that it's not utilised for Governmental purposes, is all, but the makers can interrogate it for service information [1]. It's a small step from that to integrate it with GPS and have full knowledge of where a vehicle is and how far it's gone this week or month.
Note, that site is about motorcycles, and we can only hope the technology stops there, as it wouldn't be worthwhile or very practical to impose it on e-bikes, at least for now.
So, far from being ridiculous, it's a very real threat and might well happen.

[1] Nissan and Toyota were very, "oh, umm..." when questioned about these boxes.