16-12-2023, 05:29 PM
(15-12-2023, 03:52 AM)Stuart Wrote: Imposing something that is currently a matter of choice is never a good idea for legislation.
You may as well impose Vehicle Licence Duty on people without cars or forcing everyone to buy a lottery ticket each week. It would be laughed out of the Supreme Court.
You've inadvertently hit on a precedent for doing exactly what you describe - the Road Fund License was abolished, with road building and maintenance coming out of general taxation.