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Old 05-13-2019, 10:35 PM   #15 (permalink)
hat_man
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Location: Illinois
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1) How do you collect a mileage tax from out of staters who drive our roads "for free" and "cause damage"?

2) Do we charge the same rate for companies (UPS, FedEx, Greyhound, OTR truckers) as we do private car owners? Heavier vehicles with more tires cause more damage.

3) Do we charge private citizens a different rate based on the weight of the vehicle and size of their tires? (My Ranger at 3500 lbs and a big Dodge Ram with his 35" Super Swampers at almost twice the weight?)

4) How do we track just how many miles are driven in state? (My parents are snowbirds and drive to Tuscon for 4 months every year. Will they be charged for all the miles on the odometer that weren't driven in Illinois?)

Too many questions and no real answers. Just another knee-jerk reaction to try and get out of the hole Illinois has been digging for decades.
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