In the UK, the so-called car tax is an emissions tax (i.e. electric vehicles pay £0) and doesn't pay for road maintenance etc. Roads are paid for out of general taxation (e.g. income tax). Actual road tax ended in 1937.

I feel this is worth correcting as "don't bloody pay road tax" is a common form of abuse aimed at cyclists which is wrong on a number of levels. A lot of cyclists also drive a car and non-driving cyclists would fund roads if they pay tax. Another way to think about it is that the emissions tax for cycles would be zero anyway.

The tax for electric cars is normally £200 after the first year or £20 for electric cars older than 2017.

Ah yes - looks like they changed it in 2025.