• FireRetardant@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Part of the other problem of trucks is they go across many borders, from cities to countries, but are not paying taxes for each specific road. This means a truck from Country A can pay the majoirty of its taxes to country A, despite spending more of its time on country B roads.

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      4 months ago

      In most of Europe you need to pay a fee to drive on public roads, sometimes only motorways

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        There are some toll roads in north america. Mostly motorways or bridges. People pay a registration to put their car on the road and pay taxes on gas. Many assume this covers their share of the cost of the road and don’t realize that driving is massively subsidized.