tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325314219271812204.post3746424467089636118..comments2008-02-03T22:48:49.303+08:00Daniel Chinnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325314219271812204.post-27101358244841406862008-02-03T22:48:00.000+08:002008-02-03T22:48:00.000+08:00to ponder stibbons,<BR/><BR/>it might be perhaps too politically sensitive to enact a congestion and environmental tax on petrol. nonetheless i agree with your suggestion - that's one of the most fool-proof way of enacting car usage charges.wwnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325314219271812204.post-41458614799108402402008-01-31T00:22:00.000+08:002008-01-31T00:22:00.000+08:00<I>Instead of a lump sum charged based on engine capacity, why not charged based on the distance a vehicle travelled?</I><BR/><BR/>Wouldn't a petrol tax do this? IMO petrol is still highly <I>underpriced</I> anyway considering its environmental impact, which is not borne by motorists alone but also by innocent bystanders (not to mention people living in those parts of the world that are particularly vulnerable to global warming, etc.).Ponder Stibbonshttp://onelesscar.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com