A tax aimed at EVs in the future ?

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From today's Telegraph, my bolding;


Drivers risk being forced to pay a “tyre tax” as Britain explores a crackdown on brake and tyre wear emissions.

Ministers have hired advisers to explore how to address harmful emissions that experts say are more harmful than diesel fumes.

The Department for Transport has asked consultancy Arup to “develop recommendations on how to better assess and control these emissions which will persist after a transition to zero tailpipe emission vehicles”, according to a Government filing.

Although the Whitehall officials this weekend insisted that Arup’s work was not designed to inform tax policy, it is being seen as one of the strongest signals yet that a tyre tax is coming down the road.


Andy Turbefield, head of quality at Halfords, said: “Putting a tax on road safety is not the right way to plug the fuel duty gap. Worn tyres and faulty brakes are two of the biggest causes of accidents.

“As it is, many motorists are delaying tyre replacement and basic maintenance because of the cost-of-living crisis. Using the tax system to penalise people for keeping their vehicles in a roadworthy condition is not a good policy.”

Tyre and brake wear pollution is expected to be the next battleground for clean air campaigners after drivers switch to electric vehicles.

Particles sent into the air – known as “particulate matter (PM) 2.5” – are more harmful than nox emissions that have been the target of low-emissions zones such as Sadiq Khan’s Ulez in London.

Although tyre technology has developed to reduce dangerous emissions, the Environment Department said last week that non-exhaust road emissions have “remained largely unchanged between 1996 and 2021”

Mr Turbefield added: “If taxing non-exhaust emission is to be considered, then there needs to be more research into emissions from road surface wear. It’s plausible that electric vehicles, which are much heavier than petrol vehicles, cause more damage to road surfaces and are therefore a bigger source of road surface emissions. Any review needs to take account of the big picture.”

A Government spokesman said: “We want to better understand the impacts of non-exhaust emissions, such as tyres, on the environment which is why we’re conducting research on the matter. This research was not commissioned to inform tax policy development.

“As we continue to deliver on our target to meet Net Zero by 2050, we are committed to keeping the switch to electric vehicles affordable to consumers, which is why we are spending billions to help incentivise uptake and fund the rollout of charging infrastructure across the UK.”

In May Professor Alastair Lewis, chairman of the Department for Transport Science Advisory Council, said: “When everybody owns a low emissions vehicle, low emission zones become a toothless control lever to try to manage air pollution.

“A world where we [have] jam-packed roads full of electric cars [also] isn’t a particularly attractive one… Even if they are electric, [they] will generate lots of particles.”

“At some point in the future when most of those cars have disappeared, a different form of air pollution control” is likely to be needed, he added.

“We do have to project forward about how we’re going to manage vehicles in large cities like London in the future when we have a largely electrified fleet of vehicles.”
 
Eventually it will come back to the horse and cart and everyone walking or cycling.

Then there will be a tax on horses, then people heavy breathing, then bicycle tyre emissions.
 
Yes - all part of the ‘plan’ to reduce private vehicle ownership……. :(

As I have said many times, it's all about Control and Censorship.:unsure:

Eventually it will come back to the horse and cart and everyone walking or cycling.

Then there will be a tax on horses, then people heavy breathing, then bicycle tyre emissions.

Is that what a lot feared with the COVID19 crackdown ?

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As I have said many times, it's all about Control and Censorship.:unsure:
Hi.
I was thinking ." Heavy breathing........" So its time to STOP IT. NO MORE Walking,foot races ( Includes hurdles,running for a bus/train if your late)
and anything else that causes " Heavy breathing ". Christmas is going to be a fun time.......... not being able to blow balloons up. Where will it end ?
Tea Bag. " Good ? Night. ;) "
 
They have to find something to tax when fuel duty & VAT on fuel dries up ......
 
They should Fix the pot holes and provide a better road surface that causes less tyre rubber dust first.!
More affordable, reliable public transport, replacing all the bus routes that have been scrapped in recent times, then whatever private transport we have could be used less, cutting emissions in towns & cities even quicker.
I cant see it happening any time soon though without even further funding from the Gov, much easier to implement The Sadiq Khan rip off ULEZ method, or charge us by the mile in our cars & vans which would be the final straw IMHO.
LES
 
Tyre and brake wear pollution is expected to be the next battleground for clean air campaigners after drivers switch to electric vehicles.

Particles sent into the air – known as “particulate matter (PM) 2.5” – are more harmful than nox emissions
At one time I was involved in passenger information systems and the poor quality of announcements at train surface and underground and bus stations was blamed upon brake, tyre and steel dust adhering to the loudspeaker magnets and cones and which had to be cleaned at regular intervals even though they were fitted in so-called 'dustproof' enclosures.

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They should Fix the pot holes and provide a better road surface that causes less tyre rubber dust first.!
More affordable, reliable public transport, replacing all the bus routes that have been scrapped in recent times, then whatever private transport we have could be used less, cutting emissions in towns & cities even quicker.
I cant see it happening any time soon though without even further funding from the Gov, much easier to implement The Sadiq Khan rip off ULEZ method, or charge us by the mile in our cars & vans which would be the final straw IMHO.
LES
They should fund it with thousands more Traffic Police and more Road Blocks.

Firstly, it would be self funding for the fines they could hand out.

But then, the amount of big time crooks and offenders they would find, no capacity in the courts of the prison system, funded by guess who !.

Counter Productive ?
 
The answer, or at least part of the answer, is the 15 minute city, which is never going to happen, but it would be great in of it did
 
Don't give them ideas 😅😅

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Yes the plan is to remove the average working man off the roads and make it a privilege for the rich only, I am just surprised they have not taxed breathing behind the wheel
 
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The answer, or at least part of the answer, is the 15 minute city, which is never going to happen, but it would be great in of it did
Most cities I've been to seem to have this already if it's 15 minutes to shop work etc. It's the other 50% of the world that need to be helped out
 
I guess the world has changed so much with ease of travel.

I walked to school aged 6 or so on my own or with friends 1.5 miles, even in a foot of snow. Our headmaster lived next door to the school as did many teachers.
We never went on holiday, maybe the odd day trip to Rhyl (that was so nice then)
We did have a car, one of four on a big estate of say 100 houses.
The trams had stopped 10 years before I was born and we still await the new MetroLink
We had lots of Local Coop's, one was facing our house, no big Supermarkets. Just local Green Grocers, Butchers, bakers and allotments.
Ringway (Manchester Airport) was small and for the wealthy
My nephews had special needs but had to walk to be walked to the bus for school.

Our Eldest Daughter and her Family still live similar to the above. Children walk to school across the road and Our Eldest walks 1.5 miles. They shop local, drive little. Our Eldest daughter doesn't and probably never will drive. But never complains, walks or uses Public Transport when here husband is busy, now working from home.

Take many typical families and the whole setup is so different.

Me and my wife would swap having to use a vehicle to be able to work and use public Transport or cycle, just not possible. If I could trade that for leisure travel if that would be the have to.
 
Has anyone seen that new tax form to fill in: It's very short
A - How much money do you have?

B - Send it.

(Old joke I know)

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