This is prob a stupid question just a thought that I ask maybe they do pay
2006-09-19 13:05:37 · 10 answers · asked by BUDDXX 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
That is not a stupid question and deserves a proper answer.
All vehicles here in the u.k that use our roads are required by law to pay road tax unless they come under certain exemption categories.
Some emergency vehicles are in fact taxed under their respective county Multi Road Tax policies (similar to insurance), this is where the local council pay group tax,so in effect these vehicles are really taxed although they may not be actually showing tax discs on windscreens.
I hope this helps.
2006-09-19 20:42:40 · answer #1 · answered by mentor 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The emergency services don't pay the road tax...taxpayers do. Most emergency services companies depend on grants and the cost of transports to maintain their equipment, trucks, and to pay their employees. The companies do pay taxes as well as anyone else does, but most of the taxes that go to pay for the roads are taxes out of your and the emergency service employees paychecks from state and federal taxes.
2006-09-19 21:15:15 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If they do it would be a little stupid really. Anything paid out for the emergency services come from government money. So what would be the point of paying of governement money to put it back in their pocket?
2006-09-20 15:15:13 · answer #3 · answered by willowbee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they are Emergency Service vehicles... paid for by the tax payer and employed by the Crown.
2006-09-20 15:06:30 · answer #4 · answered by PEP 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Police vehicles in Scotland do display tax discs.
2006-09-20 04:55:02 · answer #5 · answered by rosiedoll 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I gots a more better question......why come is it that you talk like you do. It sounds like you dont got no book learning and it is a stupid question.
2006-09-20 04:42:16 · answer #6 · answered by Barry DaLive 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The same reason you don't pay your poor parents for food & rent & cable.
2006-09-19 20:25:29 · answer #7 · answered by bereftcat 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
it would be like taking a dollar from your right pocket and putting it in your left pocket
2006-09-19 20:13:03 · answer #8 · answered by Simplystunning 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
why should they have to pay to drive to the scene of an accident to scrape up the bloody remains of some idiot who doesn't know how to drive?
2006-09-19 20:08:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
Gov't doesn't tax itself.
2006-09-19 22:10:22 · answer #10 · answered by bpflyguy1990 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋