<div dir="ltr"><div>Yup, I agree. Taking RUC out of petrol and making all vehicles pay RUC on usage would be the fair way to do it.</div><div>It is quite ridiculous that people using lawn mowers, or filling up boats, should be charged RUC embedded in petrol.</div><div><br></div><div>The devil is in the details though. Getting people to pay RUC is rather challenging. I, like most people I think, tends to buy RUC in blocks of 10k which is around $760. Finding $760 lying around is a bit of a pinch for some people.</div><div>It would maybe be better to make it easier to buy RUC in smaller amounts. eg. buy $20 of petrol and 200km of RUC.</div><div><br></div><div>A lower weight class for RUC is sorely needed and one of the things that killed the adoption of small efficient diesels in NZ (well under 4l/100km). IIRC the lowest class is up to 3500kg GW or some such. A 1500kg GW class would be good for smaller vehicles.<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Mar 2, 2024 at 10:23 AM Mark Beckett <<a href="mailto:m.beckett@amuri.net">m.beckett@amuri.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
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<p><font face="Candara">And in fairness to everyone the weight
classes should be revised and EVERY car be subject to RUC which
then eliminates the issue with fuel on farm, etc.</font></p>
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<div>Why should RUC for EVs be any less than RUC for diesels?<br>
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<div>Pay your fair share of the road usage.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Mar 2, 2024 at 1:56 AM
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<a href="https://evsandbeyond.co.nz/ev-ruc-petition-to-parliament/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://evsandbeyond.co.nz/ev-ruc-petition-to-parliament/</a><br>
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