It is like a tax, but it's voluntary. And it's very progressive.
It also closes a loophole.
Don't tell them, they'll love this.
These facts are all made up, but were true last time I knew. I haven't bothered to research them since.
The DVLA, those fine upstanding
They charge £250 each for you to to have these. Fair enough. Your choice.
If they increased the charge to £1000 I reckon they'd make four times as much. If you're stupid enough to pay £250 to have a plate on your car that the Plod will easily remember, then you're stupid enough to pay a grand.
The loophole? I know someone who has bought a crap moped. He's put a really neat plate on it (I won't say what). When he dies, his nephew will inherit the moped, value £20. The tax on the plate, worth about £25,000, won't attract inheritance duty or anything. Sneaky? Yup.
And for those who really can't afford the extra £750 to show that you're cool, trendy and special? Simply get some paint, a brush and a stencil. Write "I am a twat" across your boot and bonnet. Same effect.
Simples.
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£1000 is ca what you pay here in Denmark. Have you been spying on us?
I have just stencilled "Marvo is a twat" across the boot and bonnet of my car. Did I get that right?
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