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From: Tom Crispin on 27 Jan 2010 00:48 On Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:28:27 +0000, JMS <jmsmith2010(a)live.co.uk > wrote: >>>>I've certainly out-witted you with a simple riddle. >>> >>>Disabled driver exemption >>>Under the conditions of The A282 Trunk Road (Dartford-Thurrock >>>Crossing Charging Scheme) Order 2002, it is the vehicle that receives >>>the exemption from the charging scheme, not the individual i.e. Blue >>>Badge holder. To qualify your vehicle must be exempt from Road Fund >>>Tax under Sections 18 or 19 of The Vehicle Excise and Registration Act >>>1994. >> >>Wrong. > >Which particular bit of that is "wrong"? All of it. It is not the solution to my simple riddle.
From: Roger Merriman on 27 Jan 2010 03:25 JMS <jmsmith2010(a)live.co.uk> wrote: > On Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:22:14 -0000, "Brimstone" > <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > <snip> > > > > >> What about canal tunnels? > >> > >> No - I am sorry - just an Urban Myth. > >> > >The fact that very few canal tunnels had/have towpaths the lack of "bolting > >for the light" coupled with the inertia of the load in the few that did/do. > > > > Many canal tunnels had tow paths - Many did not. > > Feel free to provide a single reference to a canal tunnel with a tow > path having to have a curve in it in order to stop horses bolting. > > It's a nice story - it's an urban myth. indeed most likely. roger -- www.rogermerriman.com
From: NM on 27 Jan 2010 08:32 On 26 Jan, 17:34, Tom Crispin <kije.rem...(a)this.bit.freeuk.com.munge> wrote: > On Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:59:09 -0800 (PST), NM <nik.mor...(a)mac.com> > wrote: > > >you were in a Dart authourity vehicle with your > >cycle in the back/trailer > > Clever boy! Thanks, where do I collect my brownie points? Sadly it's yet another example of cyclists freeloading off the rest of us road users.
From: Matt B on 27 Jan 2010 09:30 Tom Crispin wrote: > On Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:21:20 -0800 (PST), NM <nik.morgan(a)mac.com> > wrote: > >>> The last time I crossed the Dartford tunnel in a car there was no >>> charge. Last time I crossed the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge in a car >>> there was no charge either. >> Then you must have been a passenger, there was a charge for the car, >> as a cyclist the second person on your tandem would not be charged in >> order to maintain parity. > > Yes, it's true. I was a passenger. But the driver didn't pay a toll > either. Remembering, of course, that the "fee" is no longer a "toll" in the traditional British sense*, but is now a _congestion_tax_ (necessary because of the congestion caused by the queues at the pay booths?)! * Traditionally tolls paid for the provision and upkeep of the bridge or tunnel that they were applied to. The Dartford tunnel and QEII bridge were fully paid up by the end of March 2003, but the government introduced a new law allowing the fee to continue as a congestion charge! -- Matt B
From: JNugent on 27 Jan 2010 12:42
Matt B wrote: > Tom Crispin wrote: >> On Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:21:20 -0800 (PST), NM <nik.morgan(a)mac.com> >> wrote: >> >>>> The last time I crossed the Dartford tunnel in a car there was no >>>> charge. Last time I crossed the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge in a car >>>> there was no charge either. >>> Then you must have been a passenger, there was a charge for the car, >>> as a cyclist the second person on your tandem would not be charged in >>> order to maintain parity. >> >> Yes, it's true. I was a passenger. But the driver didn't pay a toll >> either. > > Remembering, of course, that the "fee" is no longer a "toll" in the > traditional British sense*, but is now a _congestion_tax_ (necessary > because of the congestion caused by the queues at the pay booths?)! > > * Traditionally tolls paid for the provision and upkeep of the bridge or > tunnel that they were applied to. The Dartford tunnel and QEII bridge > were fully paid up by the end of March 2003, but the government > introduced a new law allowing the fee to continue as a congestion charge! Quite. And the proper, non-spun, term for a "congestion charge" is a tax. This one is Prescott and Ladyman's Tax. |