IOM VEHICLE DUTY REFUND

So, today (22.05.2019) Our Isle of Man Constabulary Media Page confirmed that 'Vehicle Duty' is for the following:

Vehicle duty – what does it pay for?

• Pothole repairs
• Road design, procurement and reconstruction
• Footway design - procurement, construction and repairs
• Road resurfacing – design, procurement and delivery
• Highway drainage, installation, maintenance, repair and maintenance
• Repair and upkeep of railings, bollards, posts, signs, traffic lights and pelican crossings
• Painting of zebra crossings, white/yellow lines and road junctions
• Bridges - design, procurement, inspection, repair, maintenance and replacement
• Hedge and grass cutting, road sweeping and gully clearing
• Customer service and records management
• Road safety investigation, design and implementation
• Pedestrian safety management and improvement
• Cycleway design and cycle infrastructure implementation, maintenance, inspection and design
• Management of severe weather events, including removing fallen trees, gritting, snow clearing, flood management, etc
• TT Mountain Course – one-way implementation
• Support and legislative administration for events, including motorsports, fairs, carnivals, parades, soapbox derbies, etc
• Country footpath design, inspection, maintenance and repair; footpath bridge repair, replacement, inspection and repair; cutting back vegetation
• Day-to-day network management of those working in the road, eg, telecoms, gas, electric
• Management of roads and footpaths on new housing developments, including financial administration, technical management and quality control prior to adoption
• Management of highway and vehicle legislation
• Administration of vehicle and driver licencing, including negotiations with administration bodies in other countries
• Issuing international permits and authorisations
• Strategic planning and policy development

However, being an IOM resident we are seeing that the above list is not met when we pay our 'Vehicle Duty'.

So, this petition is to be forward onto Tynwald , requiring them to lower the 'Vehicle Duty' going forward and refund all paying customer due to not doing their job.