road tax
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He spends a lot of time with his car, maintaining and servicing it, even though it does not require an MOT or road tax, like all cars manufactured more than 40 years ago.
From BBC • Dec. 7, 2023
That makes the miniature camper useable as a daily driver while still enjoying the more favorable road tax enjoyed by campervans in Europe.
From The Verge • May 2, 2022
The Czech government will also scrap mandatory blending of bio-components into fuels and abolish a road tax to counter soaring prices.
From Reuters • Mar. 10, 2022
But U.S. personnel in Italy did not have to pay road tax, and government-issued coupons cut the cost of fuel by at least two-thirds.
From Washington Post • Dec. 5, 2021
As he couldn't disgrace himself by workin', and hadn't lost the hankerin' for reg'lar meals, he got into the habit of taking up contributions from whoever came along, calling it a road tax.
From Shorty McCabe by Wilson, F. Vaux (Francis Vaux)
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