I see no reason except a few extra dollars to build the km travelled into the GPS system of the car, which could then report to a database automatically through the mob phone network .
Not everybody has a built in GPS, or uses their phone as a GPS ................ Yeah, I'm living in the '70s.
Unroadworthy shiteboxes statistically don’t even factor into the road toll. The cost of annual inspections would be in impost with minimal benefit.
That may well be the case.
When an accident happens, "
Speed was a factor" is the usual TV Police spokesperson's comment. Pretty obvious that any speed above walking can end up in injury. You never hear about accidents which are caused by mechanical failure.
There are a lot of people whose cars are for getting from A to B. My irresponsible son is one of them.
If it wasn't for the NSW annual roadworthy, he would be driving on tyres with 10PSI, and no oil in the engine. He gets his car serviced when the rego is due, and never looks at anything for a year. If they pick up a fault, he says fix it, and I have spent 20 years paying for this attitude.
Why? Because I live with his mother, and it is cheaper to pay for his **** ups, than it is to not live with his mother.
Like I said before ICE car owners are taxed disproportionately compared to everyone else and most of that money goes to consolidated revenue to be spent elsewhere.
Fully agree.
But increasing the rego costs will only go to consolidated revenue .......... again. An impost with minimal benefit.
I just can't understand why EV owners think they should get a free kick ............... apart from the current thinking that nobody, except the Govt, should have pay for anything.
