The proposed transit sales tax - if it passes this spring's referendum - will apply on all new cars bought by Metro Vancouver residents, even if they're sold by dealers outside the region in the Fraser Valley, where the tax wouldn't otherwise apply. The decision by Transportation Minister Todd Stone to charge the tax based on where buyers live rather than where a new car is sold aims to answer the concerns of Metro car dealers, who feared their customers would go outside the region to save the 0.5 per cent.