Do American pay Road Tax?

Question

Here in the UK we have to pay an annual fee called Road Tax otherwise we are not allowed to drive a car on the road,I have heard there is a similar system in the States,which has something to do with the number plate on a car,can you tell me what this is,and is it a good system.
The reason I bring this up is because I was watching a real life Police show and the Cop said the drivers licence plate was out of date.

Answer 1

Each year you have to license the car. It's the same thing - tax. The amount varies from state to state. We get a small decal to stick on the reg plates whareas you put a tax disc in the windscreen.

Answer 2

Each state in the US have different systems.

First there are road taxes included in the cost of gasoline.

Next commercial vechilces in many areas pay a "wheel" tax, money for the number of axles they have.

And some have vechile taxes that are paid but not related to the licnese plate on the vechile

Then there are licnese plates ( tags) in all states and the DC that show a car or truck has had its annual tag renewed.
Each state again has its own rules, some require a inspection of the vechile to be licensed each year, others require the person to prove thier state taxes on the vechile is paid each year and so on

Answer 3

We do not pay a road tax. We have toll roads that help pay for maintenance, etc. We do have to register our cars here in NY every two years, that is probably what the Cop meant, the driver's registration was expired. In some states you can tell, because there is a sticker on the plate. In NY the sticker is on the windshield.

Answer 4

We don't pay an actual "road tax"- but we do have to pay annual registration fees which vary from state to state, and car to car. This would explain the expired plates on the car- usually if you have expired plates you will get a ticket and then have to pay an additional amount added to your annual fees. Our state and federal taxes pay for the roads.

Answer 5

In the state of Kansas when we renew our car tags we pay the cost of the tag plus personel property tax. The property tax is charged by the age of the car. However we used to own an 18 wheel big rig and every year we paid highway use tax for every state we thought we would be driving through. This country also adds a highway use tax to every gallon of gasoline that we buy unless it is for farm use. Complicated...huh?

Answer 6

It depends on the state. 'Road tax' or 'highway taxes' are not terms you hear in the US. Rather, we speak of the gasoline tax and registration and licensing fees (the registration and license places/decals are separate items). In some places, one can be assessed for street repairs or improvements, but this applies only to those living on the street in question.

Roads are paid for thru a number of devices. Gas tax is the primary source, but license and registration fees are also used. We also have toll roads and bridges; these tend to be of interstate-highway standards.

Answer 7

Yes a portion of our taxes go to road repair and building. We also pay tolls on some roads to help offset the cost.

Answer 8

We pay a road tax and don't even know about it. Every gallon of gas we buy here has a stipend in it that goes to road construction. Also we have tolls here that also goes to the construction and repair of roads.

Answer 9

Dude, we pay taxes for every damn thing you can think of. But our politicians spend the money on $1000 dinners, expensive hotels, travel, and other things they should be paying themselves. Frustrating as hell. Yeah, we pay road taxes. We pay the taxes and the politicians tell us to hit the road.

Answer 10

each state is different. but I think the big truck lines and truckers pay a special tax. they stop them on the road and weigh them.
highway taxes are hidden in fuel taxes etc.