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It's not road tax, it's an emmisson tax, based on how much you vehicle pumps out. Pushbikes don't pump out pollution, so don't pay Vehicle Excise Duty, it's not a road tax.

Can't remember why insurance isn't required, but as cycling is promoted as being healthy to do, forcing cyclists to pay insurance would put people off riding bikes and back into their cars, with the net effect of increasing pollution, traffic gridlock, and more and more overweight and unhealthy people.

Where do you start with insurance, with the kids? This country has an obesity timebomb waiting to go off and the NHS is going to have it's work cut out dealing with it.