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SUVs bonnets are the height of my 6 year old, she can easily be out of visibility, as there are plenty of non SUVs around I can see it's not the case for the them.

The exhaust is not at just the right height for kids in buggies when you cross the road.

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Yet in the countryside, the higher driving position gives better visibility, with grass verges etc blocking the view around corners. That is what I see from my 20 year old non status symbol 4x4.

Should I be taxed because my car is inappropriate for London, where it will never go?

If they tax rural registered vehicles less, people will register their SUVs in rural areas. If you live in the country you probably need a 4x4 or a pickup truck, depending also on the type of work that you do.

> If you live in the country you probably need a 4x4 or a pickup truck, depending also on the type of work that you do.

There already are exemptions and tax credits for professional equipment, right? It’s nothing that has not been solved already.

There are no exemptions for road tax, it is just deductable against income tax, which means you get some fraction of it back depending on your tax rate.

Unfortunately for me I am commuting to a job through the countryside, and therefore I can't deduct anything.

You’re right, people commuting with large cars would see the larger costs. The thing is, we need to provide less-polluting alternatives to commuting by cars and also disincentivise using large and heavy cars for daily trips. People commuting alone in a large car are an absurdity.

These alternatives could be better public transport, tax credit for small vehicles or car sharing, incentives for remote work as much as possible, none of which are completely outlandish.

How about a tax credit for having a second smaller car if you already have an SUV?

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