Hello All - MD Hummer Bummer Tax

[Goalkeeper]

Hello everyone. I'm glad to find a H2 board that has some action, so obviously I'm new here.

Has anyone heard about MD's "Hummer Bummer" tax? I don't know all the details but apparently vehicles over a certain GVW, will have to pay a "tax" or fee of $ 750 annually/ Like I said, I don;t have all the details but apparenlty, the limit would single the Hummers (H1 & H2), as well as the Excursion & Suburban.

If anyone has the all the correct details, please post. Also, if there anything that can be done to fight this?

Thanks in advance for checking this post out.

[Goalkeeper]

Hello everyone. I'm glad to find a H2 board that has some action, so obviously I'm new here.

Has anyone heard about MD's "Hummer Bummer" tax? I don't know all the details but apparently vehicles over a certain GVW, will have to pay a "tax" or fee of $ 750 annually/ Like I said, I don;t have all the details but apparenlty, the limit would single the Hummers (H1 & H2), as well as the Excursion & Suburban.

If anyone has the all the correct details, please post. Also, if there anything that can be done to fight this?

Thanks in advance for checking this post out.

[Beastmaster]

The basic details is this:

If you own a Class M Vehicle (Multipurpose), and it's over 6000 lbs GVW, the intent is to force you to pay an extra $750 a year.

To follow the bill, click here: http://mlis.state.md.us/2005rs/billfile/hb0424.htm

What is fascinating is the list of vehicles that would get hit. Some of them include:

Isuzu Ascender
Ford F150 Styleside
VW Touarag
BMW X5

A list of vehicles that would be hit can be found here:
http://www.selfemployedweb.com/suv-tax-deduction.htm

[dochummer]

Looks like it will also affect a lot of the large Trucks? That sucks for the farmers who rely on those vehicles....

[Goalkeeper]

Thanks for the replies guys - and the links!!

I haven't had the time to research the details on this bill (and didn't really want the bad news!)

Thanks again!!

-Matt