Oregon To Be First In Nation To Implement Per-Mile Road Tax Program

The Truth About Cars ^ | 3/9/2015 | Cameron Aubernon

[nascarnation]

With EVs and other fuel-efficient vehicles saving consumers money at the pump, Oregon will be the first to issue a per-mile road tax to refill its coffers.

Automotive News reports the state will offer two options to its motorists: pay at the pump, or pay a 1.5-cent rate per mile traversed. The latter will be conducted through a device that plugs into a vehicle’s OBD port, then gathers mileage data to determine how much the motorist will pay in tax.

Right now, the program — set to begin July 1 — will be implemented by the Oregon DOT in partnership with Sanef ITS Technologies America and Intelligent Mechatronic Systems, the latter supplying the aforementioned OBD mileage reader.

Up to 5,000 volunteers will participate in the initial program, which will compare the tax paid at the pump to the miles driven. The results will be turned over to ODOT, which will then determine if a motorist is given a refund or an invoice based on said findings.

Oregon won’t be the only one to undergo a road tax program: over 10 other states are either in the process of passing legislation or conducting trials for such programs.

[TurboZamboni]

I’m betting you have to be retrofitted or they won’t renew your plates.

[Mears]

“In Houston, Fat Girl taxes us monthly on how much rain falls on our roofs and driveways.”

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How on earth is that done?

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[pluvmantelo]

If you drive a car I’ll tax the street
If you try to sit I’ll tax your seat
If you get too cold I’ll tax the heat
If you take a walk I’ll tax your feet

[Fresh Wind]

The tax man’s taken all my dough,
And left me in my stately home,
Lazing on a sunny afternoon.
And I can’t sail my yacht,
He’s taken everything I’ve got,
All I’ve got’s this sunny afternoon.

[clearcarbon]

"Eventually we will all pay the mileage tax plus still pay the gas tax. This is camels nose in the tent here.

They'll start with the mileage tax replacing the gas tax. Then the gas tax will return. A minimum charge will be will added to the be added to the mileage tax and then other fees and surcharges will follow. After all administrative charges are deducted from the proceeds from the taxes, only a small percentage will actually go to roads.

[EternalVigilance]

All I’ve got’s this sunny afternoon.

Don't tell 'em. You're just inviting a UV tax.

[EternalVigilance]

It’s insanity that any American would submit to this level of government control.

[nascarnation]

I think the left coast folks view the world differently than people on FR.

[TADSLOS]

Who would want to volunteer for such a thing?

[EternalVigilance]

Crazy people do view the world differently, yeah.

[rfreedom4u]

And if I were a manufacturer of any of those I would refuse to sell them in Oregon.

[rfreedom4u]

They ‘ll have us all riding horses again.

Then you’ll have to have a poo bag to catch the poo. The bag will be fitted with a device to weigh the poo and you will pay a tax based on the weight.

[MeshugeMikey]

ID GO AFTER THE Legislature with every available lawyer in the state.

[Candor7]

Then you’ll have to have a poo bag to catch the poo. The bag will be fitted with a device to weigh the poo and you will pay a tax based on the weight.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

No Thit! Downwight depwessing!