Originally Posted by cruentus
As things stand now, motor fuel taxes are not collected on diesel fuel used to operate farm equipment and the like. What prevents someone from buying 400 gallons of diesel fuel, ostensibly for a tractor/combine, and then pumping it into a truck? Huge fines that are imposed for tax evasion are what prevents it.
In an ideal world, yes. Where trains run on time, roads are tarmacced perfectly, pretty girls want to kiss you and red wine flows from the taps like water. I know several farmers who run their cars on "red" diesel intended for their agricultural vehicles. If say, you get caught once every ten, even five years, the money you've saved on tax still isn't gonna be as much as the fine you get. Do you propose that for every case that there's a full and thorough investigation and then these people are fined more than what they've saved? Because that's ridiculous.