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Vehicle Excise Duty

Petrol station (copyright Simon MacMichael)

Autumn Statement – Jeremy Hunt denies plans to raise fuel duty plus the BBC ‘road tax’ row

Tory backbench MPs call for tax on fuel to be frozen again as Office for Budget Responsibility suggests 23 per cent rise coming in March

Fri, Nov 18, 2022 14:36
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The Grinch movie 2018

“Grinch” Guernsey politician wants fuel duty frozen – and cyclists taxed

“I wasn’t talking about £10 or £20, I was talking about one or two hundred," says Peter Ferbrache

Tue, Nov 13, 2018 16:53
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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

Tue, Mar 13, 2018 16:22
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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

Tue, Nov 15, 2016 18:05
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Charities ask Scottish government to use Vehicle Excise Duty funds for cycling infrastructure

Argue that road improvements in Scotland shouldn’t involve increasing capacity

Tue, Jul 21, 2015 11:37
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Road tax is back – Chancellor announces Vehicle Excise Duty reforms that will see money raised reserved for road improvements

Fuel duty frozen for the rest of the year

Wed, Jul 08, 2015 12:40
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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

Fri, May 16, 2014 12:36
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Britain’s “beleaguered” motorists slam cost of driving – but are more car dependent than ever, says RAC

25th edition of RAC's Report on Motoring calls for overhaul of way motorists are taxed

Tue, Jun 11, 2013 12:24
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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

Mon, Oct 08, 2012 08:31
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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

Thu, Oct 04, 2012 08:47
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