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Re:Car Engines: The incredible shrinking machine by mikeash on Friday December 11, 2015 @08:49AM (#10717051)
Wouldn't that mean that on any road which carries large trucks, the damage done by cars is completely irrelevant no matter what their size?
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Re:Car Engines: The incredible shrinking machine by rwmj on Friday December 11, 2015 @08:54AM (#10717081)
HGVs already pay annual vehicle tax based on their mass, whether it has "road-friendly suspension" and the number of axles. See page 3 of this document:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachm...

(Edit: I should say ... in the UK. No idea about other EU countries)

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