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From: Mrcheerful on 9 Mar 2010 15:09 Big Les Wade wrote: > Mrcheerful <nbkm57(a)hotmail.co.uk> posted >> licencing enables the vehicle and thence (in theory) the driver to be >> identified, the natural fear of apprehension will improve the >> quality of driving/riding. > > Isn't it the number plate that does that? yes, I believe they are also known as licence plates
From: Big Les Wade on 9 Mar 2010 17:02 Mrcheerful <nbkm57(a)hotmail.co.uk> posted >Big Les Wade wrote: >> Mrcheerful <nbkm57(a)hotmail.co.uk> posted >>> licencing enables the vehicle and thence (in theory) the driver to be >>> identified, the natural fear of apprehension will improve the >>> quality of driving/riding. >> >> Isn't it the number plate that does that? > >yes, I believe they are also known as licence plates But your comment (to which I was replying) was in support of tax disks, which are not the same as licence plates. -- Les Criticising the government is not illegal, but often on investigation turns out to be linked to serious offences.
From: Mrcheerful on 9 Mar 2010 18:01 Big Les Wade wrote: > Mrcheerful <nbkm57(a)hotmail.co.uk> posted >> Big Les Wade wrote: >>> Mrcheerful <nbkm57(a)hotmail.co.uk> posted >>>> licencing enables the vehicle and thence (in theory) the driver to >>>> be identified, the natural fear of apprehension will improve the >>>> quality of driving/riding. >>> >>> Isn't it the number plate that does that? >> >> yes, I believe they are also known as licence plates > > But your comment (to which I was replying) was in support of tax > disks, which are not the same as licence plates. no, the one I answered was someone confused over the difference between licensing and having a tax disc.
From: Nick Finnigan on 9 Mar 2010 18:10 Mrcheerful wrote: > Big Les Wade wrote: >> Mrcheerful <nbkm57(a)hotmail.co.uk> posted >>> licencing enables the vehicle and thence (in theory) the driver to be >>> identified, the natural fear of apprehension will improve the >>> quality of driving/riding. >> Isn't it the number plate that does that? > > yes, I believe they are also known as licence plates No, they are registration plates, paid for once per vehicle. Vehicle licences are an annual tax.
From: Nkosi (ama-ecosse) on 10 Mar 2010 08:06
On 9 Mar, 18:02, shaun.jamesons...(a)ntlworld.com (Shaun) wrote: > On Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:39:17 GMT, "Mrcheerful" <nbk...(a)hotmail.co.uk> > wrote: > > > > > > >Shaun wrote: > >> On Mon, 8 Mar 2010 15:22:35 -0800 (PST), Marie > >> <marie.law...(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > >>> Looks like the IOM might have the right idea. > > >>> ALL bicycles ridden by those over 16 should be licenced, Castletown > >>> Commissioners believe. > > >>> See > > >>>http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/Call-for-bicycles-to-be.6132083.jp > > >>> Marie > > >> Having a tax disc almost certainly stops motor vehicles being driven > >> badly. They save hundreds of life a year. I've lost count of the > >> number of drivers who act like maniacs while waiting for a new one to > >> arrive in the post. > > >licencing enables the vehicle and thence (in theory) the driver to be > >identified, the natural fear of apprehension will improve the quality of > >driving/riding. > > Do the traffic police have much of a problem catching bicycles armed > only with 3 litre BMWs ? > > Unless you go by the frame number you need a license plate. Which on a > bicycle would have to be so small you'd need to be within a few yards > anyway. > > Are they really going to track you down and pay you a visit for > cycling on the pavement ?- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - They spent three visits to my home over a 3 week period in 2006 to force me to incriminate myself because they could not identify me on a very poor photograph of my works van allegedly doing 80mph on the M876 east bound carraigeway underneath the bridge on the Larbert/Torwood section of the A9. The cost in man hours and fuel (paid for by the taxpayer of course) must have well outstripped the gain of £60 for the treasury. Nkosi |