"owner of small tank" feels outraged.
Buy cars that you can fit into in standard parking space (Cars getting wider)
www.thejournal.ie/car-width-pa...
#SUVskam #TaxByWgt #Speirgorm
New Zealand goes where Ireland fears to thread . . .
#SpeirGorm #TaxByWgt #SUVskam
Many groups have already called for a weight-tax on heavy vehicles at point of sale in #Ireland. We will set out our version of the proposal soon, with a focus on the shared benefits it brings our wider society, including possible exemptions. #TaxByWgt #sustainability #CCPI #economicfairness
Dunno about the 'rare' Neil has been consistent on lighter is better over many years. #TaxByWgt #SUVskam
I'd add #TaxByWgt per Km to replace excise.
๐ Now work on weight, can't beat physics.
#TaxByWgt
Bentley lobbying for derogation from 3.5t limit on car licence shows how world is going. Personally I'd go for all of the above plus you must make your 4x4 available to local authority with driver as need arises. #CivilDefence
#TaxByWgt (see also book 'Critical Mass')
Eamon Ryan: Moaning about cycle lanes is a symptom of our inertia on road safety and climate. Good summary of where we are at. #TaxByWgt #SUVskam
Your annual reminder that we Irish need to reduce car Km travelled, its costing us our money and planet. PS we live on a island; spend our carbon budget on flying not the #SUVskam #TaxByWgt
This startling graph from https://buff.ly/4fPiXiY
โOur exhaustive research has revealed that one easy metric โ car weight โ gives a surprisingly good estimate of overall pollution, including GHGs, AQ, noise, safety . . . Consumers can therefore use this to choose their next car, without being baffled by data from biased sources,โ Molden. #TaxByWgt
Bravo ๐ Distance based tolling to allow different prices by time of day and vehicle type. Back to the future as M50 was originally designed. #TaxByWgt #ProjectBRUCE via @obraonain and @businessposthq
businesspost.ie/politics/road-โฆ
Cars and Vans โ @IEA to 2030 & 2050; "Use fiscal and local policy tools to disincentivise increasing vehicle size" @EamonRyan @Dept_Transport
#TaxByWgt Norway since 1955, France since 2018, come on Ireland? PS Berlin $590/yr, Vancouver $789/yr.
#SUVskam
iea.org/reports/cars-aโฆ
Thank you @BGriffinTD for putting #SUVskam back on the news agenda. SUVs ๐ฎ๐ช market share is 50+%
#TaxByWgt & allow families buy roomy MPVs
Commercial 4x4 are taxed by Wgt already.
โฌ1/kg Motor Tax above 1800kg anyone? ๐@FineGael
(via @thejournal_ie
jrnl.ie/5821238
2007 #TaxByWgt or be gamed
2019 #SUVskam a bigger issue in ๐ฎ๐ช &๐ than โ๏ธ
2020 ๐ซ๐ท SUV tax >1800kg
2022 Will #Budget2022 see new MotorTax >1800kg?
@eamonryan @paschald @mmcgrathtd?
I support #TaxByWgt as first step to Per Km road pricing replacing fuels excise #ClimateActionNow
#SUVskam Struck by the height of this Ford Raptor, the windows start higher than the roof of the full size Octavia and Merc beside it. TBF this one has a tow bar, but it's still too big to fit into a standard parking space.
No concerns about fuel prices here apparently #TaxByWgt
Is taxing cars byโ๏ธthe fairest future option? Yes! Whatever your views on cars & #Tax, paying๐ถfor extra weight inโฝ๏ธuse @โฌ2+/L is an #SUVskam on motorists and the planet๐
#TaxByWgt in #Budget2023 @Paschald @EamonRyan ?via @IrishTimes @neilmbriscoe
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