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[โ€“] lemmyingly@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

All UK residents pay road tax, whether they own a vehicle or not. You're referring to emissions tax, which only the vehicle owner pays.

[โ€“] bug@lemmy.one 4 points 1 year ago

Technically correct, but everyone colloquially still refers to the tax that you pay on your car as road tax even though it's now emissions-based