New tire tax? The UK thinks so

Whether you agree or not with tax pressure to which we are subject in our country, what must be admitted to be high. And if you’re a car owner, there’s even more. Motorists pay, among other things, registration tax, handling tax, fuel-related taxes, tolls or vehicle technical inspection (ITV) tolls.

Well, for this, in the future, New fees may be added. And is that British motorists may soon have to pay a tax on tires to reduce air pollution.

Tires: responsible for the emission of fine particles

Everything to combat climate change. It is a fact that electric cars pollute much less when they are used than petrol cars, but that is because there are no emissions from electric motors. Tires, whether they are of one type of vehicle or another, continue to emit toxic pollutants into the atmosphere. It is estimated that tires generate 36 milligrams of particulate matter per kilometer.

In light of this, the UK Department for Transport has appointed consultants “to develop recommendations on how to better assess and control the emissions that will continue after the transition to zero exhaust gas emissions vehicles”. One suggestion they would make is Tire tax.

Government data shows that UK car exhaust emissions have fallen by 90% since 1996. Once combustion engine vehicles are phased out, Tire wear And the brakes are the next method clean-air advocates are exploring to reduce pollution.

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A recent study from Imperial College London estimates that 52 percent of small particle pollution from road transport will be caused by tire and brake wear. They are released all over the world every year 6 million tons of particles from tire wear.

According to scientists, these particles may contain toxic chemicals and heavy metals. It’s very small It can enter the organs through the bloodstream. These tiny particles measure less than 23 nanometers in diameter, about 2,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair.