Changes coming to Road User Charges

New Zealand is currently consulting to change how road maintenance is costed to vehicle drivers.

You can't collect road tax in petrol tax if people drive electric vehicles.

http://rules.transport.govt.nz/consultations/road-user-charges-consultation/road-user-charges-consultation-2022/using-the-ruc-act-to-do-more-than-recover-road-costs/

0:00 Intro
2:40 User pays
7:33 How do we measure road use?
9:10 Bill solution in RUC or Fuel?
10:40 Statistics on dangerous vehicles ACC.
11:40 Pollution from burning fuel
12:45 Lawn mowers are worse than cars
14:00 PHEVs
14:35 RUC for all vehicles
15:20 Fairness for ACC and classic cars
16:50 Graduated light vehicle RUC class weights
18:25 Lightweight Kei Cars
19:35 Light weight new vehicle classes
20:15 Delivery vehicles
21:05 Enclosed Mobility
22:50 Weight Classes
23:20 Power to Weight: Zippy danger
24:20 Accident story
24:50 Kei cars
26:20 SUVs and UTES
30:15 Phase out terrible engines
32:20 Very efficient vehicles
33:00 RUC discounts