A six per cent increase in road tax has come into effect today.
The change includes a rise in duty used to maintain highways.
It will also address an anomaly that occurred when emission-based duty was introduced, which means two identical cars can be charged different rates.
Infrastructure chiefs admit the cost of running a vehicle is continuing to increase when general standards of living are not, but say it’s essential inflationary costs are met.
Peel commissioner claims transparency concerns being "shut down"
Katryna Baptist claims decisions "missing" from official records alongside communication and conflict concerns
MNFU calls for stronger legislation to protect livestock
Farmers continuing to face threat of dog attacks
Douglas man to stand in 2026 general election
Peter Shimmin will be hoping to secure a seat in Douglas CentralÂ
Population challenges 'have gone from vulnerabilities to extremes'
Paul Craine MLC warns 'flatlining' population is impacting economy
