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I always ponder this question. The answer is plain and simple - no one actually knows. Well, except maybe the thieves who take it in the first place.
My route to work covers many main roads, or 'A' roads as they are more commonly classified. The amount of potholes I come across on these roads is ridiculous.
The potholes on UK roads are just too much to handle. I mean, the average person is going to forking over at least £135 for 12 months of road tax. This is a hell of a lot of money, on top of the price of your MOT and insurance. For the money they take they certainly don't reflect this on the condition of the roads.
I know that weather takes its toll on roads but surely, as we are getting extreme weather every year now, it makes sense to invest in improving the roads. Look at roads on the continent - they can survive much harsher weathers than ours can! The money it would save not just us, but the whole country, is probably unthinkable.
The sad truth is that the money is probably spent topping up MP wages, or covering expenses scandals, paying for their luxuries whilst the rest of the country fork out road tax to them each and every year.
Of course, the alternative is to purchase a car with low enough emissions to qualify for free road tax. Unfortunately, not everyone's situation warrants such a car. They tend to have much less capacity so are no good for those with families. That said, low emission technology, especially hybrid vehicle, are becoming more popular and I can foresee them improving on their current model to allow larger vehicles to reduce their emissions.
The Government will always introduce a new tax when they see fit. The more popular hybrid technology becomes, and so less people have to pay road tax, they'll find some other area of motoring to con the population out of more of their hard earned pennies.
