Registreringsafgiften repræsenterer den største variation inden for alle bilafgifter i Europa. Disse forskelle betyder, at det indre marked ikke fungerer gnidningsfrit, og derfor bør registreringsafgiften som foreslået også afskaffes.
Of all the charges levied on private motor vehicles in Europe, it is in registration tax that the widest variations are to be found, and, as these differences interfere with the smooth functioning of the internal market, the proposal for the abolition of registration tax should be acted on.