A strange new plan can see drivers face additional fees for every tendency they lead – with more fees they are punished with with certain vehicles.
Recently, revenues of a decrease in fuel tax have witnessed that legislators are looking for new ways to finance transport projects.
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This witnessed a four -month experimental program that was recently tested in Maryland, which led to a draft law in the General Assembly.
You can see a fee for quick use, providing drivers with the option to participate in a miles -based fee program (MBUF).
“This legislation will replace the newly approved EV registration fees, which will also include those vehicles that are considered highly efficient compounds, which are higher than 25 [miles per gallon]”
Long legislators have already approved an additional annual fee of $ 125 for electric cars, but the proposed bill, called HB1457, aims to cancel additional fees and replace them with highway use fees.
A similar model has already been adopted in Virginia, where vehicle drivers with economy in fuel consumption exceed 25 miles per gallon to pay the highway use fees based on the efficiency of their car in addition to the annual registration fees.
These fees range from $ 6 to $ 128 annually.
Using data from Maryland's passenger fleet, Hendinine estimates that 42 % of passenger vehicles achieve 25 miles in gallons or higher.
“If you have an old and less fuel efficient car, it may be just two dollars,” she added.
“But if you have a new fuel consumption, you may be at this top side of this scale.”
HB1457 works by assuming that drivers in Maryland is 11245 miles annually, which means that the highway use fees will range from $ 5.83 to $ 182.
However, car drivers can cancel the subscription to pay these fees if they participate in the Miles -based user fee program.
Hendreen said: “This option, do you want to pay annual fixed fees, or do you just want to pay the price of the miles you lead?”
“Many people may not lead as much as the ordinary Maryander leads them, and they are thinking, maybe I will do it. If I am driving less, I will pay less.”
But if the HB1457 is passed, the highway use fees will be in addition to the fuel tax – but only for drivers who reach a fuel economy 25 miles per gallon or more.
On this, Senator Justin Reddy said: “If he is absolutely age, he will not be instead of gas tax but will be on his head.
“This is because this is what tends to Maryland, is the addition of taxes to other taxes.”
Ready is also concerned with privacy, as the test participants have faced miles tracking options – including distance meter readings without GPS capabilities.
He added, “I do not want the government to know what extent I drive my car,” he added.
“I don't think this is any of the government a job“
It has already sponsored the SB557 – which would prevent the state or any local jurisdiction from imposing a comfortable car tax.
Also ready to consider.
He said: “The insurance fund is suffering from transferring a funding problem, because more than half of it goes to support the mass transportation systems that no one uses and that does not recover a fee.”
When asked if he wanted to see the crossing passengers pay more, he said: “They used to have automatic mobile stairs on transit prices, just as we have a gas tax.
“But the General Assembly in 2023 canceled automatic animation stairs on prices, but not on the gas tax, so I would like to see keeping pace with, not 100 % because some support is necessary for collective crossing, but in order to recover from 10 % of the cost with prices, and this is ridiculous, and this needs to be changed.”
Hendreen realizes that the concept of miles -based user fee is unfamiliar.
What's more, no one wants to pay more, but it is due to use and fairness.
She said: “I think the ultimate goal is to admit that the fuel tax after 100 years will not be the source of sustainable and reliable transfer financing, and therefore this legislation is a step towards a new way to finance the transportation.”
Currently, four states of a miles -based painting program – with about 30,000 drivers registered in Virginia.
How to prepare for DMV
Here are some ways to simplify your DMV experience:
- Check the DMV website on your state to see if the task can be fully done online. Several operations can now be performed online, such as renewing a car registration or changing the address. Otherwise, many operations can be started online and ended in a personal site, such as renewing a driver's license.
- Set an appointment. Although walking is available in all locations, there is a time time can help reduce frustrated waiting times.
- Check the DMV site to make sure you have all the models needed for the task.
- You arrive early. Since many people prefer to try to treat simple tasks in lunch breaks or vacation days, appearing early may mean that you are only one of a few.
- Eat before you go or bring a snack. Since waiting times can go beyond expectations, bringing a form of sustenance.
- Be positive. The process is temporary.
