Review the rates of vehicle tax charged on motorbikes, with a view to reduce.

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Motorbikes are not currently tested for emissions, unlike cars, but seem to be taxed at a high rate, & are not big polluters. I am not sure how the current level of tax was established, but it seems very high when compared to cars. I would like to see a reduction based on polution levels.

I own a motorbike over 600cc, & the tax cost is £93 pa. I own a 1.5 diesel car that is £30 pa tax. My son has a 1200cc petrol car that is £30pa tax. There does seem to be a mismatch here!! As motorbikes are not tested for emissions, how were these rates set? Have they ever been reviewed? I would suggest the sulution is to test a range of different cc bikes & see what the actual polution rates are, & then reduce the banded rates accordingly. I would be very interested to see the results.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: Base the vehicle excise duty for motorcycles on CO2 emissions

Timeline

16 Nov 2020	Petition opened for signatures
23 Nov 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10

Status Rejected

Rejected 23 Nov 2020

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