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From: The Medway Handyman on 13 Mar 2010 11:27 Mike Smith wrote: > I will never pay a licence fee to ride my bicycle. Let the wimps fall > in line if they feel bullied into doing so. Shouldn't be surprised by this comment. Cyclists are habitual law breakers. -- Dave - the small piece of 14th century armour used to protect the armpit.
From: ®i©ardo on 13 Mar 2010 14:29 On 13/03/2010 09:01, Adrian wrote: > ®i©ardo<here(a)nowhere.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were > saying: > >> Yes, but they are more than heavily subsidised by the "spite" tax on 4x4 >> vehicles. > > There is no "spite" tax - or, indeed, ANY tax - levied on 4x4 vehicles. Well, if the "Road Fund Licence" isn't a tax perhaps you could tell me what it is. Much the same as the BBC "Licence" Fee, it is a tax, pure and simple, which does not take into account the ability to pay. -- Moving things in still pictures
From: delboy on 13 Mar 2010 14:52 On Mar 13, 9:01 am, Adrian <toomany2...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > ®i©ardo <h...(a)nowhere.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were > saying: > > > Yes, but they are more than heavily subsidised by the "spite" tax on 4x4 > > vehicles. > > There is no "spite" tax - or, indeed, ANY tax - levied on 4x4 vehicles. So what else would you call it? It mainly affects Conservative voting folk who live in the countryside, where such vehicles are necessary and there is little or no public transport, or local shops. Not Labour voters in many London Boroughs, where there are plenty of tube lines and buses and you can easily live without a car. OK it's based on engine capacity and CO2 emissions, rather than 4WD as such, but 4x4 vehicles tend to need bigger engines for the sort of duties they perform, such as pulling trailers. AND on top of that you have to pay a small fortune in fuel duty (+VAT) to run the things. Derek C
From: Peter Grange on 13 Mar 2010 15:00 On Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:29:40 +0000, �i�ardo <here(a)nowhere.com> wrote: >On 13/03/2010 09:01, Adrian wrote: >> �i�ardo<here(a)nowhere.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were >> saying: >> >>> Yes, but they are more than heavily subsidised by the "spite" tax on 4x4 >>> vehicles. >> >> There is no "spite" tax - or, indeed, ANY tax - levied on 4x4 vehicles. > >Well, if the "Road Fund Licence" isn't a tax perhaps you could tell me >what it is. Much the same as the BBC "Licence" Fee, it is a tax, pure >and simple, which does not take into account the ability to pay. It's not _quite_ as bad as the TV Licence. You at least have the option of buying a smaller car and paying less, or even nothing. Smaller TV's don't hack it :-(
From: JMS jmsmith2010 on 13 Mar 2010 19:30
On Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:28:21 -0800 (PST), Mike Smith <parellic(a)googlemail.com> wrote: >I will never pay a licence fee to ride my bicycle. Let the wimps fall >in line if they feel bullied into doing so. > >This is one of those subjects that will never be resolved by >Parliament. Without an engine a bicycle needs the power of its rider >to make any movement down the highway, and that makes it completely >different to all other means of transport. This is a non-starter of a >debate, and should be stopped here. Why waste time on such an issue. >Bicycles will never be licensed. They will as more and more people realise that it is the way to go in order to stop the red-light jumpers, those without lights, those cycling on pavement etc etc. -- Many cyclists are proving the need for registration by their contempt for the Highway Code and laws. The answer: All cyclists over 16 to take compulsory test, have compulsory insurance, and be registered. Registration number to be clearly visible on the back of mandatory hi-viz vest. Habitual law breakers' cycles confiscated and crushed. (With thanks to KeithT for the idea) |