Call To Review Road Tax Payments
Thursday, 30. December 2010
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The AA has suggested that the way we pay for Road Fund Licences be changed to a monthly direct debit system whilst retaining the option to pay annually, in a similar way to TV licences. As they pointed out through their head of public affairs, Paul Watters, ‘We always favour methods that make payment easier.’ It therefore makes sense to introduce a method that helps to collect more of the overdue licences especially as the latest Government figures show that road tax evasion has increased by 82,000 over the last 3 years to 307,000. This is costing £46 million, however, the figures point to forgetfulness rather than deliberate evasion as more than half the untaxed cars are only two months past their renewal date. Looks like a change could well be on the way. Would you prefer to pay for your car tax monthly? By Graham Hill
