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by notauser
2231 days ago
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UK VED is a polution tax (not a road tax) and cycles don't pay it because they don't pollute. VED is a very small proportion of the UK general tax take and not ringfenced to funding roads. UK roads are funded from the general tax pot and regular cyclists in the UK – those who cycle at least once a week – are disproportionately likely to have a household income of at least £50,000 per year which means they almost certainly pay more towards road maintainance than the general population (1). In addition to this this, 83% of UK cyclists live in a household that pays VED in some form (2) anyway. The argument that cyclists pay no tax and therefore don't deserve to use the roads is rubbish. (1) https://www.theguardian.com/environment/blog/2010/aug/10/cyc... (2) https://www.eta.co.uk/2013/05/24/more-cyclists-pay-road-tax-... |
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