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Autobesity: More than 150 car models too big for regular UK parking spaces
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 27 Aug 2023
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All UK residents pay road tax, whether they own a vehicle or not. You're referring to emissions tax, which only the vehicle owner pays.
Technically correct, but everyone colloquially still refers to the tax that you pay on your car as road tax even though it's now emissions-based
It's called 'vehicle exercise duty'. At least get it right if you're going to be pedantic. It is directly related to emissions, therefore emissions tax is more appropriate for a nickname.