Governments definitely see the motorists as their "cash cow". Petrol taxes originated to pay for the roads, but now that goes into general revenue and they set up vehicle registration charges and toll roads to pay for the roads. So we pay, and pay again.
As a fellow petrol head/gear head, car ownership is worth all the pain, until you're completely broke and eventually have to sell the car. When new money comes around, then do it all over again. :)
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You could take the approach of shared ownership of a car (like people do for time share properties)!
Governments definitely see the motorists as their "cash cow". Petrol taxes originated to pay for the roads, but now that goes into general revenue and they set up vehicle registration charges and toll roads to pay for the roads. So we pay, and pay again.
As a fellow petrol head/gear head, car ownership is worth all the pain, until you're completely broke and eventually have to sell the car. When new money comes around, then do it all over again. :)