One of the common moans about cyclists, is that they don’t pay road tax. This is true, but no road users pay road tax. But owners of motorised vehicles do need to pay a vehicle tax https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax-rate-tables. There is no requirement to pay a vehicle tax for a bicycle. This makes sense as for newer vehicles the vehicle tax is related to how polluting a vehicle is. Bicycles produce next to no pollution. Even electric cars pollute, the brakes and tyres produce particulates.

I am going to look at the tax situation from a different angle.

Most adult cyclists do pay tax which contributes to the upkeep of roads, it’s called income tax. Given the extreme low levels of damage to roads from cyclists and the extremely low level of pollution from cyclists, it seems unfair that cyclists pay as much income tax as drivers. People who do not own motorised vehicles are subsidising the owners of motorised vehicles. Cyclists who reduce their motorised vehicle usage due to cycling should be thanked for reducing their contribution to causing pot holes.

There is of course taxation on petrol and diesel. But given the damage to people’s health and to the environment from vehicle emissions , I suspect that this is not enough.

Thank you cyclists, a group who are actually reduce the tax burden.