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Re:All cars could be fitted with black box trackers under ne... by NovemberWhiskey on Monday February 14, 2022 @10:10AM (#30332894)
That's a second-order concern - the view that fuel taxes are effectively road usage charges is already cemented by the fact that "red diesel" (fuel with an added chemical colorant) used in agriculture has a much reduced taxation regime vs regular pump diesel.
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Re:All cars could be fitted with black box trackers under ne... by globular-toast on Monday February 14, 2022 @10:47AM (#30333393)
Tractors do use the road and as large and heavy vehicles I imagine they do a disproportionate amount of damage. I think tractors are just considered more essential so low fuel tax can be considered a subsidy of sorts.
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