ANOTHER new NSW tax: Light motor vehicle weight tax

[Arctra]

In an effort to "encourage" us polluting heathens the NSW government has taken it upon themselves to lighten our wallets a bit more with this "one off" increase in the motor vehicle weight tax applies for light vehicles: Light motor vehicle weight tax
Convenient that the biggest increase is for the largest class of light vehicle.

Man, is it just me of anyone who owns a car or bike is being slammed lately?

• New light Vehicle tax
• Changing motorcycle CTP brackets to slam the more popular put the popular capacities in higher charge brackets
• Fantastic new 6 lane "surprise" speeding camera's

[Rocket36]

Fact - you vote for Labor, you vote for more taxes.

But there comes a point where people need to be taxed beyond being able to afford to use the infrastructure. If roads are beyond their capacity, people need to stop using them and it's strategies like this that force that to happen.

[The_Hawk]

Power and Gas went up by just under 10% too...

[Cossor]

In an effort to "encourage" us polluting heathens the NSW government has taken it upon themselves to lighten our wallets a bit more with this "one off" increase in the motor vehicle weight tax applies for light vehicles: Light motor vehicle weight tax
Convenient that the biggest increase is for the largest class of light vehicle.

Man, is it just me of anyone who owns a car or bike is being slammed lately?

• New light Vehicle tax
• Changing motorcycle CTP brackets to slam the more popular put the popular capacities in higher charge brackets
• Fantastic new 6 lane "surprise" speeding camera's

What gets me, is that this tax applies anwhere in NSW!
But it is applied to help SYDNEY transport.
So if you live in Albury, and only travel to Melbourne (Not only closer, but more popular)
you are still being taxed to improve Sydney streets. What a lame excuse. Typical spin by Labour.

[Spyda]

Fact - you vote for Labor, you vote for more taxes.

But there comes a point where people need to be taxed beyond being able to afford to use the infrastructure. If roads are beyond their capacity, people need to stop using them and it's strategies like this that force that to happen.

I get what your saying, if you cant pay to play then dont play the game.

[Maverick]

In an effort to "encourage" us polluting heathens the NSW government has taken it upon themselves to lighten our wallets a bit more with this "one off" increase in the motor vehicle weight tax applies for light vehicles: Light motor vehicle weight tax
Convenient that the biggest increase is for the largest class of light vehicle.

Man, is it just me of anyone who owns a car or bike is being slammed lately?

• New light Vehicle tax
• Changing motorcycle CTP brackets to slam the more popular put the popular capacities in higher charge brackets
• Fantastic new 6 lane "surprise" speeding camera's

I'm sure you'll get our new commercial vehicle charge on your toll roads (if you don't already have them). On top of the 30% hike (to make the sale of the management of the toll roads more attractive) it means commercial vehicles have to pay between 200% and 500% over what they did last month. Queensland, the smart state(tm).

"The toll for private cars on the Gateway Motorway jumped by almost $1 on Thursday – increasing from $2.95 to $3.85 while a new classification for light commercial vehicles means some drivers are now paying $5.78 one way.

Light commercial vehicles, including utes, were previously classed as cars – paying only $2.95 to use the bridge.

West End plumber John Salmon described the State Government's decision to charge light commercial vehicles a higher toll as ludicrous.

"Why does the plumber in his ute get charged more than the barrister in his Rolls-Royce?" Mr Salmon asked.

"Give me a break."

Mr Salmon said his business faced a potential toll bill of about $17,000 a year for the 17 vehicles he has on the road.

"I ban my guys from using the toll roads. They have to take the long way," he said.

He said tolls were a factor in his decision to move his business away from the inner-city Brisbane suburb as he wanted to avoid the new Go Between Bridge which, when it opens on Monday, will also carry a toll.

Truck courier Steve McKenna said the changes to the classification system meant his five-tonne truck had been reclassified as a heavy commercial vehicle – with his tolls jumping from $2.90 to $10.20 one way on the Gateway Bridge.

"I can only carry five tonnes in my truck but I have been classified the same as a semi-trailer which can carry up to 50 tonnes," he said.

"I crossed the Gateway Bridge four times (yesterday) so I have already spent $40 in tolls – I live on the north side of Brisbane and if I travel to the southside of a morning I have to wear that cost personally."

Businesses slap bans on Brisbane toll roads | Courier Mail

[Banzai]

Sadly modern cars are too heavy which reduces fuel efficiency. The Mk6 GTI will be the heaviest car I have ever owned and that concerns me. Fortunately my fun, fast car only weighs 800kg and is exempt from this tax increase.

[Maverick]

Sadly modern cars are too heavy which reduces fuel efficiency. The Mk6 GTI will be the heaviest car I have ever owned and that concerns me. Fortunately my fun, fast car only weighs 800kg and is exempt from this tax increase.

But what does this new tax have to do with fuel efficiency?

They are exempting petrol/electric hybrids from the new tax but frugal diesels which use less fuel and have a much smaller impact on the environment (when you look at the costs to manufacture the hybrids) but have to pay the new tax. It has nothing to do with saving the planet but everything to do with screwing people.

[elephino]

In an effort to "encourage" us polluting heathens the NSW government has taken it upon themselves to lighten our wallets a bit more with this "one off" increase in the motor vehicle weight tax applies for light vehicles: Light motor vehicle weight tax
Convenient that the biggest increase is for the largest class of light vehicle.

Man, is it just me of anyone who owns a car or bike is being slammed lately?

• New light Vehicle tax
• Changing motorcycle CTP brackets to slam the more popular put the popular capacities in higher charge brackets
• Fantastic new 6 lane "surprise" speeding camera's

Yet another load of crap from the RTA. It's just an excuse to put the price up. If they wanted to do the same thing but not appear greedy, they could have left the top bracket where it is and lower the others accordingly.

I upgraded from a Mk5 to a Mk6 GTI. I should be exempt as I have lowered my fuel consumption

[schoona]

Fact - you vote for Labor, you vote for more taxes.

But there comes a point where people need to be taxed beyond being able to afford to use the infrastructure. If roads are beyond their capacity, people need to stop using them and it's strategies like this that force that to happen.

Yeah but opur roads are ****e ecause of poor town planning and a lack of thinking ahead and aequately managing/addressing the situation. Why should we pay for some Government turkey's stuff up?

[noone]

We live in a huge country, roads are expensive.

I don't think which way we vote will change that and to be honest, I'd be happy to pay more to get the local roads fixed.

[The_Hawk]

Yeah but opur roads are ****e

Don't need the rest of that, the roads are just bad in general.

Consider for a minute that replacing EVERY road in Australia only once every 50 years would mean that 2% of our roads would have to be ripped up and rebuilt every year... Do you think we come even close to that number?