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Cycle lane in Switzerland (Pixabay)

Road tax for cyclists? Switzerland considers taxing cyclists to fund bike lanes, as politician asks: “Are we going to charge children too?”

The tax, currently being weighed up by the Swiss roads authority, could comprise a physical or digital tax disc for cyclists, an annual fee, or a surcharge while purchasing a bike. But campaigners say “absurd” proposal “pits motorists against cyclists”

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Mayor Bruno Marchand (top left), Cyclist in London (image: Simon MacMichael),

“This is how you challenge motonormativity”: Cyclists applaud mayor’s *chef’s kiss* response in shutting down “very silly” road tax question; Gordon Ramsay’s Cycling Nightmares: Recipe for a never-ending bike helmet debate? + more on the live blog

It’s Monday and after another weekend of battling the crosswinds, Adwitiya is back on the live blog with all the latest cycling news and reaction

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BMW i3 electric car (licensed CC BY 2.0 by Karlis Dambris on Flickr).JPG

‘Road tax’ is coming… but not for cyclists

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will reportedly announce in next week's Budget that electric car owners will have to pay vehicle excise duty for the first time

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Sadiq Khan urges government: Let us use Londoners’ ‘roads tax’ to help fund growth in cycling and walking in capital

The unwelcome return of 'road tax' follows pledge to ring-fence Vehicle Excise Duty made by George Osborne in 2015 Budget

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Petition demanding cyclists be licensed, taxed & insured rewritten after catalogue of mistakes pointed out

"The public roads used by motor vehicles are becoming unsafe to use due to one particular community that feel they are eligible to cycle on public UK roads," claims motorist

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What don’t cyclists contribute to? Congestion, pollution and more besides …

Jenny Jones takes a different approach instead of running through “road tax” rebuttals

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Traffic (CC licensed image by epsos.de:Flickr)

Fix motoring tax system to get people out of cars & on to bikes, says think tank

Active travel is important part of solution to impending car tax crunch

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Kate Hoey calls for bikes to be registered and cyclists to pay “road tax”

Labour politician says she'd like to see more people cycling... but she has a funny way of encouraging them

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Highways Agency Network Map

CBI calls for road charging and independent regulator to run England’s major roads

Business organisation says proportion of taxation raised from motorists should be diverted to road charging

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“Road tax” jibes to be consigned to past? Think tank recommends scrapping Vehicle Excise Duty

CentreForum proposes replacing existing annual taxation regime with one-off "first registration" charge

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