Got to be a good thing https://submissions.epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/48869 Bring Motorcycle road tax inline with that of cars Responsible department: Department for Transport Cars pay road tax on based on the emissions. Motorcycles pay road tax based on their CC For most motorcycles, if they were cars, they'd pay no tax whatsoever... ... but as Motorcycle's are still taxed based on the old method of judging their CC, motorcycles over 600cc pay £78 a year. So a Toyota Aygo or Citreon C1, a tax class B car, pays just £20 a year, producing 139gm of Co2... ....but a Honda VFR making just 16.5g of CO2, pays £78 a year, nearly 4 times as much. Motorcycles take up next to no room, are far less emitting than cars, cause far less wear/tear on the road surfaces and reduce traffic. It's about time this fundamental unfairness was addressed, and motorcycle tax based on emission on the same basis as cars. It is either discrimination against motorcyclists, or blatant milking of us for financial benefit.
We pay a form of road tax in denmark, depending on the emissions ot the vehicle.... Once your bike has an "mot" you only need to renew if you sell.
That would be great! I hate paying road tax the roads are in such bad condition by my house that I need a motocross bike!
If Ive learned anything about governments its that they don't bend or give in there's far too much paperwork involved
