Congestion Tax Calculator

This project is a Django-based application for calculating congestion tax fees for vehicles within specific cities. The application takes into account various rules such as tax-free vehicles, specific time-based tax amounts, and maximum daily tax limits.

Features

• Calculate congestion tax based on vehicle type and timestamps.
• Different tax rules for different cities.
• Tax-free vehicle types (e.g., Emergency vehicles, Motorbikes, Diplomat vehicles).
• Maximum daily tax limit.
• Supports JSON-based API requests.

Setup Instructions

Prerequisites

• Python 3.8+
• Django 3.2+
• Django REST Framework

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/congestion-tax-calculator.git
cd congestion-tax-calculator
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows use `venv\Scripts\activate`
pip install -r requirements.txt
python manage.py migrate
python manage.py runserver

API Endpoints

Calculate Tax:

• POST /api/vehicles/calculate_tax/

Request Body:

{
  "vehicle_type": "Car",
  "dates": [
    "2013-02-08T06:20:27",
    "2013-02-08T14:35:00"
  ],
  "city": "Gothenburg"
}

Response:

{
  "tax": 16
}

Running Tests

To run the tests, execute the following command:

python manage.py test