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Tom1200
Tom1200 UltraDork
11/29/21 6:15 p.m.

Most of Nevada is very rural;  Vegas and Reno are the only two places that smog cars / do an odometer check. Reporting your mileage would be on the honor system. This was one of the many issues brought up with the use tax.

 

Snowdoggie (Forum Supporter)
Snowdoggie (Forum Supporter) Dork
11/29/21 6:18 p.m.
Randy, Streetfighter Supreme, level XI said:
Snowdoggie (Forum Supporter) said:

I am against anything using a GPS. The government doesn't need to track me.

This wasn't posted from a smartphone,  was it?

You can leave your smartphone at home. Tearing a GPS black box out of your car is possible but a lot harder, and people who put it there won't like it. 

Iusedtobefast
Iusedtobefast Reader
11/29/21 6:22 p.m.

In reply to bob-"too many dang korean eurasian linx"-zilla :

My town does this already

Snowdoggie (Forum Supporter)
Snowdoggie (Forum Supporter) Dork
11/29/21 6:22 p.m.
Keith Tanner said:
Randy, Streetfighter Supreme, level XI said:
Snowdoggie (Forum Supporter) said:

I am against anything using a GPS. The government doesn't need to track me.

This wasn't posted from a smartphone,  was it?

That's okay, it's mostly for-profit companies doing the tracking.

Want to bet that a company owned by another holding company owned by a relative of Mark Zuckerberg will be the high bidder on that contract?

rslifkin
rslifkin UberDork
11/29/21 6:33 p.m.

In my mind, a mileage based tax is logical for states that already have vehicle inspections.  They either already note the mileage every time or easily could, so it would basically be a zero-cost check (and arguably more fair than a flat rate per vehicle).  Logically, someone who drives 15k miles / year across 3 cars is doing the same amount of road damage and should pay the same tax as someone who puts 15k on 1 car. 

jimbbski
jimbbski SuperDork
11/29/21 6:57 p.m.

The whole point of my buying a diesel car was to use less fuel and in turn pay less fuel tax (Even thought diesel  has a higher Federal tax)  since it averages 45-52 MPG so I would be against a mileage tax on top of a fuel tax, unless it's an EV.   I'm in IL and my vehicle reg. is a bit over $100 for my car and up over $150 for my F150 PU. Combined the past few years I've put on less the 12K per year.  Not what I intended but that's just how it's working out for now. 

 

Pete. (l33t FS)
Pete. (l33t FS) MegaDork
11/29/21 7:24 p.m.
Ian F (Forum Supporter) said:
 

I'm not 100% sure of the PA inspection rules, but I know the inspecting station in PA writes the odometer reading on the window sticker.  I would assume that info gets sent to PennDOT as well.  It would not be a large leap to tie the inspection to registration renewal and you submit the inspection odometer reading with the renewal.

When transferring a title in Ohio, there is a checkbox for if the odometer is incorrect or inoperative.

I always check it.  I have no idea of the car's history, and I don't want to be liable for that if it's wrong.  Checking the box and it works is one thing, not checking it and it is wrong is you lining yourself up for fraud charges somewhere along the way.

 

FWIW, I just e-checked my Volvo tonight and the self-test kiosk requested an odometer reading.  It rounded down to 263k.

frenchyd
frenchyd UltimaDork
11/29/21 8:13 p.m.

In reply to Tom1200 :

It's good you're asking questions but you realize EV are a tiny tiny percentage of vehicles. .02% if not mistaken. 
   The reality is there will be 10,000 different solutions. Debated and politicized on an Us versus them basis. 
 Who knows what your party's position will be. Or any bodies party. 
  It will have little or nothing to do with fair or best.  It is going to be decided by the best and worst system. Politics. 

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