VED rip off

[BBROWN1664]

Whilst a few would gain and some lose, I bet it would result in the vast majority having to cut back a bit in order to continue paying the same as they did the previous year (plus the usual increase) .

If it was done properly, and the average rate of VED was divided amongst the average amount of litres a car uses in a year, the average car owner doing average miles would be no worse off.
The ones who currently pay zero or low VED would be worse off and complain like hell that they bought "clean" cars and now no longer have the benefit but the ones who have "dirty" cars and bikes would pay less.

Overall, anyone with more than one vehicle would probably pay less as they would only be paying the new VED when they actually used their car. People like me with a car and a bike would save, as would my elderly neighbours who use their cars once a week to go shopping. Companies would end up paying more for their road warriors and in my mind, they should. They at the ones using the road the most.

Transport companies (trucks/busses etc) would lose out compared with now but a scheme can be devised easily enough to off-set any additional fuel tax against other taxes.