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[quote user="schlimm"] [quote user="Bucyrus"]However, when someone buys a car that gets a relatively higher number of miles per gallon, they are, in effect, evading part of their responsibility to pay for the roads.  Now, it is true that a smaller fuel-efficient car is going to probably be lighter weight than average, and therefore produce relatively less wear and tear on the roads.  But the difference between road wear produced by light weight cars and heavier cars is not that great, and it is already compensated for in the variation of license fees.  [/quote]  No comment on your suggestion about fuel-efficient cars.  But in Illinois at least, all cars, SUV's and RV's all pay around $100 per year for license plates regardless of weight.  Commercial vehicles have a very different and pretty expensive schedule. [/quote] This is not my suggestion.  This idea about solving the road tax shortfall being produced by fuel-efficient cars has been developed in conjunction with state governments, and has been widely publicized.  Their rationale is exactly as I described it.
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