On Sunday, January 7, 2018 at 9:52:53 AM UTC, Tony Dragon wrote:
On 07/01/2018 05:26, Simon Jester wrote:
On Saturday, January 6, 2018 at 11:12:56 PM UTC, Tony Dragon wrote:
On 06/01/2018 21:06, Simon Jester wrote:
On Saturday, January 6, 2018 at 8:34:55 PM UTC, Tony Dragon wrote:
On 06/01/2018 18:43, Simon Jester wrote:

http://roads.highways.gov.uk/project...mart-motorway/

£274 million to upgrade 3 of the 45 junction on the M6 alone.
£4 Billion to upgrade the whole M6.

Motoring taxes generate £6 billion pa

Would you give a breakdown of motoring taxes?

VED is the only specific motoring tax, it raises £6billion pa of which £10billion is spent on motorway maintenance, even Autoholics Anonymous agree with that.


So the VAT on fuel, and tax on new cars, tax on vehicle parts/service.
tolls etc does not exist.

Paid by all road users but only motorists can use motorways.


Avoidance noted, you stated that VED was the only specific motoring tax.

No avoidance, anyone who buys a gallon of petrol pays the same price no matter what their chosen form of transport.


http://roads.highways.gov.uk/project...mart-motorway/

31 Junctions on the M5
£2.8 Billion

47 Junctions on M1
£4.3 Billion

How are motorists going to pay for this as well as the rest of the motorways and the local road they currently use free of charge?





I presume that you do not pay council tax, or any other form of
taxation, as local roads are paid for by the council that gets its money
from council tax & central government.

So you agree cyclists pay for the roads they use many times over given the 4th power of axle loading rule.



No, I stand by what I posted, that is the post that you avoided.

So you are saying cyclists do not pay council tax or income tax?



Avoidance noted,you said motorists use local roads free of charge.
Many road users do not pay income tax and/or council tax.

No avoidance, everyone pays income and council tax, but some of this goes to fund motorways which only motorists can use.