Today's "What Gets My Goat" - NO POLITICS!

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Peugeot 1.3 diesel engine engine in a car, £30 a year road tax. Same engine in a van, £240 a year road tax, same as my Discovery 2 td5 2.5 litre diesel smoker. No logic, but still bought the van

Yes, of course there is a logic. It starts with the premise that the government wants to maximise revenue / cost to the populace. A van is a commercial vehicle, likely used to make money, money makers can pay more so let's rinse them. A 1.3 diesel in a car - poor sod, let them have cheap tax.