The cruel culling of private motor cars and their occupants is being ramped up by national government and regional or local councils. Ordinary, self-reliant, working-class people with daily commutes to and from their places of employment or education are being hardest hit. Whether by accident or design, anti-motorist/pro-public transport politicians are guilty of either pricing poorer car users off the road, or fleecing wealthier motorists who don’t realise, or daren’t think about the magnitude of their car, fuel and other taxes. In return for what, exactly? Advertisement - Article continues belowDuring the life of the vehicle, its owners will pay tens of thousands more to the state in duties/VAT on fuel, insurance, local authority parking charges and countless other state-sponsored fees, fines, levies and scams, plus VAT on repairs and servicing.