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Originally Posted by simon varley
maybe. or not. In the UK all cars over 25 years old are exempt from paying road tax. that's totally exempt. zero pounds. I know the system is different in the UK and there are other fees to pay, but not to the government. all they get is the road tax payment.
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I'm not sure what alternative universe you live in but the Australian government has a revenue problem and they're not likely going to let go of a revenue source, look at the taxes on fuel per litre + GST on top of the various 'levy'.
Or speed camera proliferation in VIC is another good example and fines for 3km/h over the limit.
Look at Japan, the older cars get the more expensive they get to register then they export them to Australia and NZ - that's also another alternative.