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Changes to RUC collection coming - harm_less - 06-08-2025
Not before time but hopefully the changes are well thought through and mindful of their effects on emissions.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360782053/petrol-tax-getting-scrapped-road-user-charges-expand-all-vehicles-2027
RE: Changes to RUC collection coming - king1 - 06-08-2025
(Yesterday, 11:58 AM)harm_less Wrote: Not before time but hopefully the changes are well thought through and mindful of their effects on emissions.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360782053/petrol-tax-getting-scrapped-road-user-charges-expand-all-vehicles-2027
pretty sure revenue gathering will be at the forefront of this government's mind...
RE: Changes to RUC collection coming - harm_less - 06-08-2025
(Yesterday, 04:43 PM)king1 Wrote:(Yesterday, 11:58 AM)harm_less Wrote: Not before time but hopefully the changes are well thought through and mindful of their effects on emissions.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360782053/petrol-tax-getting-scrapped-road-user-charges-expand-all-vehicles-2027
pretty sure revenue gathering will be at the forefront of this government's mind...
Modern vehicles' increasing fuel efficiency has resulted in the RUC as part of petrol price now not being sufficient to fund road maintenance so like most Western countries our government is planning to change this taxation model for one that works. Essentially the RUC system is no longer fit for purpose so a ground-up rebuild is inevitable.
RE: Changes to RUC collection coming - Zurdo - 06-08-2025
By mileage...or kilometerage - but the odo on my motorcycle has stopped working, which is not a problem at the moment. Maybe I'll just make up numbers...keep a record so I don't go backwards.
RE: Changes to RUC collection coming - harm_less - 06-08-2025
(Yesterday, 05:12 PM)Zurdo Wrote: By mileage...or kilometerage - but the odo on my motorcycle has stopped working, which is not a problem at the moment. Maybe I'll just make up numbers...keep a record so I don't go backwards.It's unclear whether motorcycles will be paying RUCs and at what (reduced?) rate but in any case the eRUC that is being hinted at is likely to be remotely monitored rather than relying on vehicle odometers so you probably won't escape them that easily.