We also don’t want to give people an incentive to drive an old car either, because that’s it’s own set of problems.

There’s also the fact that hybrids are typically heavier than a conventional power train, because of the extra equipment they carry around. These vehicles might end up paying more in RUCs as a result of this.

It’s also worth noting some of the biggest and thirstiest vehicles on the road are people movers and SUVs, often driven by people with big families who need a large vehicle.

Charging by GVM is probably the fairest and simplest way to run the scheme.

It really isn’t, I’ve had a diesel car for a few years now, and it’s still annoying.

I wonder if you could get an odometer reading via the OBD port, and do it that way, without the privacy invasion of GPS tracking?

Nah, the people you’re talking about are driving old beaters that drink fuel, because that’s all they can afford, and are paying far more per KM than anyone

70c/l at 10l per 100km is almost exactly the same as RUCs, which are $76 per 100km, but with a bigger overall bill, as an equivalent diesel would be somewhere in the 7l range.

charge exactly the same fees.

Isn’t that the point of collecting a levy?

Why do they it will work like that? Who said anything about paying at WOF time?

Basically, they want an app, and the option of some type of E-ruc system where you pay automatically.

They should have a transparent window on the back of the pocket, and print the odometer reading on both sides.

It amazes me that nobody has thought of this.

Yeah, both my work van and my personal vehicle are diesel, and RUCs are a pain in the ass.

This electronic system sounds great.

I don’t think the gap is quite that big, unless you’re driving exclusively in heavy traffic, I’d expect somewhere in the 7l/100km range for an old corolla.

In stop and go traffic, the difference could well be double in the older vehicle though.

The main driving force behind this seems to be hybrids, both plug in and conventional.

It’s very difficult to levy a plug in hybrid fairly, because part of their driving is on electricity, part is petrol, and the amount varies widely between vehicles, meaning with a set RUC rate, they are either getting stiffed or are freeloading, and no two are the same.

The fact that non plug in hybrids are so insanely efficient probably doesn’t help either.

This is one of the few good ideas our govt has had, I think.

I’m no landlord fan either, but the whole system kinda falls over if owning a property doesn’t mean you actually own it, and the previous owner can just stay there indefinitely.

Yeah, that’s exactly what it sounds like, similar language and all.

I hope this doesn’t cause too many issues for the new owners.

Interesting report on the issue.

Wellington is pretty rainbow friendly, and I belive has the largest concentration of LGBT people in the country.

You can bring the cat, they will need to go through a quarantine procedure

I wouldn’t pay too much attention to the doomers, our “right” is probably similar to the US Democrats. And it’s looking increasingly unlikely they will be reelected.

That remark was more driven by the fact she pretty much got called a colossal moron with no idea what she was doing by the court appointed expert.

Chaotic and unstructured, sure, but planning your dream home while losing money hand over fist doesn’t scream smart person to me.

I’ve thought about this myself, repeat drink driving should be a short period of incarceration, because clearly nothing else is going to stop them.

He was already suspended due to another matter, so wasn’t working anyway.

Also, you pretty much never end up in custody because of non violent crimes before trial.

This hasn’t even been to trial yet, settle down.

TOP just don’t seem to know how to sell their ideas to the public.

Also, people vote for ideas and personalities, not policy. Policy is boring and almost nobody reads it.