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Quote: Originally posted by Graham T on 18/11/2020

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Whilst I am not against electric vehicles I think they have a place alongside diesel and petrol vehicles, this latest idea from the government raises some issues.
In no particular order
Will the infrastructure be built in time
Who will pay for building the infrastructure we are already losing billions to the pandemic
Power stations and nuclear power stations that produce electricity also cause pollution
Current vehicle batteries are not easy to dispose of at the end of their lives this will be a problem in years to come
How will the government replace the revenue lost from the tax on fossil fuels
I would like the government to answer these questions I get the feeling they can't at the moment, I wouldn't be surprised to see in about 2028 the date put back !

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Quote: Originally posted by navver on 18/11/2020

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Actually I think charging could be achieved for EVs.

I think its important to keep a link between miles driven/fuel used to limit the number of miles driven as now and to make those who use the most pay the most.

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Quote: Originally posted by Ancient Uncle on 19/11/2020

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A work colleague of mine who lived about a couple of miles from work always used to complain about the problem of driving to work because of all the people living in the countryside driving into town. He, his wife and each of the two offspring all owned cars and all drove into town individually within a few minutes of each other.
He also claimed make those who travel furthest pay more, that would get some of the cars off the road.
I suggested to clear the roads more, charge by the number of cars in each household. Low for first car then double tax up as another car was added. He went absolutely berserk, much to everyone's amusement, which was exactly why I suggested the idea.

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Quote: Originally posted by 664DaveS on 19/11/2020

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We have 2 cars, our choice. Neither do a huge mileage as we are retired.(especially this year!). We are paying road tax for vehicles parked on our property! I could Sorn one, or buy a classic with no road tax!
I can't see why EVs do not pay road tax as they use the roads!

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Quote: Originally posted by Colin21 on 19/11/2020

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Quote: Originally posted by 664DaveS on 19/11/2020

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We have 2 cars, our choice. Neither do a huge mileage as we are retired.(especially this year!). We are paying road tax for vehicles parked on our property! I could Sorn one, or buy a classic with no road tax!
I can't see why EVs do not pay road tax as they use the roads!

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Oh they will! You can be sure that this situation is only temporary. The number of electric cars on the road at present is tiny, but once they start becoming significant they will start paying tax, of that you can be certain. There is no way the government is going to lose all the revenue they generate from petrol and diesel vehicles, both from road tax and from fuel tax. They won't be able to tax the electricity they use as it would put the price of electricity up for even those without cars, so it will all go on road tax. Governments always go for the easy option. No road tax on EVs is just a ploy to get everyone to switch, then once they have, road tax will start to be charged, and because of the inability to charge tax on fuel, road tax will be much higher than it is now on petrol and diesel vehicles.

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