{"links":{"self":"https://preview.epetitions.website/archived/petitions/3490.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":3490,"parliament":{"period":"2010-2015","government":"Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition","dissolution_at":"2015-03-30T23:59:59.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Amendments to the road tax system","background":null,"additional_details":"We propose that the current system of road tax should be scrapped and a new system similar to that used in Switzerland be introduced.\r\n\r\nAll cars would pay a flat rate with larger commercial vehicles paying a higher rate for the damage they cause to the road surface\r\n\r\nforeign vehicles would not be exempt from the legislation and would have to purchase road tax at their point of entry to the country.\r\n\r\nThe current tax disc to be scrapped and replaced with a tamper-proof non-transferable vignette type sticker with serial number.\r\n\r\ntax generated from the scheme should be re-invested in the roads rather than distributed to other areas of government","committee_note":null,"state":"closed","signature_count":4,"created_at":"2011-08-04T21:46:13.000Z","updated_at":"2020-02-16T19:26:31.314Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2011-08-15T09:37:09.000Z","closed_at":"2012-08-15T09:37:09.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2011-08-04T21:46:13.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[],"signatures_by_country":[],"signatures_by_constituency":[],"signatures_by_region":[],"other_parliamentary_business":[]}}}