Petition · past parliament · Department for Transport

Require daily council tax discounts by councils that fail to maintain roads

Closed 513 signatures

What the petition asks

Motorists have to keep our cars roadworthy and can be fined if they are not kept to the standard, I believe we should be holding local authorities to the same standard, that if a road is not adequately maintained, then they should be required to reduce council tax charges for each day until it is.
Local authorities are allowed to charge us for driving through certain areas based on emissions. Whilst that is a different argument for another time, we believe that local authorities should be required to reduce council tax charges for each day, for each road that is not adequately maintained and car worthy.

This should be an impactful enough amount to ensure that the local authority actually takes accountability and makes the appropriate action within a reasonable time.

Timeline

24 Feb 2023 Petition opened for signatures
24 Aug 2023 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 513
Status Closed
Department Department for Transport
Opened 24 Feb 2023
Closed 24 Aug 2023

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.