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From: Mrcheerful on 12 Mar 2010 06:39 Brimstone wrote: > "The Medway Handyman" <davidlang(a)no-spam-blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in > message news:z1bmn.49446$Ym4.36200(a)text.news.virginmedia.com... >> Shaun wrote: > >>> You are aware that everybody who pays taxes funds the roads and the >>> only people who have any right to use the highway are pedestrians, >>> horse rider and cyclists ? >> >> More old bollox. Cyclists do not pay a 'specific' tax to use the >> roads fuckwit - motorists do. >> > Let me rephrase that for you. Most road users do not pay a 'specific' > tax to use the roads fuckwit - motorists are the only ones that do. > > So to clarify, pedestrians, horse riders/drivers, herders and drovers > of animals, cycle riders, operators/drivers of historic vehicles > constructed before 1 January 1973, electric vehicles, mowing > machines, steam-powered vehicles, agricultural, horticultural and > forestry vehicles and vehicles used by disabled drivers do not pay a > specific tax to use the roads. Which just leaves the exception to the > rule, normal everyday motorists. The rule being that no one pays a > specific tax to use the public highway. you forgot one: cars that emit less than 100g of co2 per km. (or something like that)
From: Brimstone on 12 Mar 2010 07:11 "Mrcheerful" <nbkm57(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message news:OJpmn.49631$Ym4.32308(a)text.news.virginmedia.com... > Brimstone wrote: >> "The Medway Handyman" <davidlang(a)no-spam-blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in >> message news:z1bmn.49446$Ym4.36200(a)text.news.virginmedia.com... >>> Shaun wrote: >> >>>> You are aware that everybody who pays taxes funds the roads and the >>>> only people who have any right to use the highway are pedestrians, >>>> horse rider and cyclists ? >>> >>> More old bollox. Cyclists do not pay a 'specific' tax to use the >>> roads fuckwit - motorists do. >>> >> Let me rephrase that for you. Most road users do not pay a 'specific' >> tax to use the roads fuckwit - motorists are the only ones that do. >> >> So to clarify, pedestrians, horse riders/drivers, herders and drovers >> of animals, cycle riders, operators/drivers of historic vehicles >> constructed before 1 January 1973, electric vehicles, mowing >> machines, steam-powered vehicles, agricultural, horticultural and >> forestry vehicles and vehicles used by disabled drivers do not pay a >> specific tax to use the roads. Which just leaves the exception to the >> rule, normal everyday motorists. The rule being that no one pays a >> specific tax to use the public highway. > > you forgot one: cars that emit less than 100g of co2 per km. (or something > like that) Indeed, thanks for the addition.
From: AlanG on 12 Mar 2010 08:14 On Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:39:26 GMT, "Mrcheerful" <nbkm57(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote: >Brimstone wrote: >> "The Medway Handyman" <davidlang(a)no-spam-blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in >> message news:z1bmn.49446$Ym4.36200(a)text.news.virginmedia.com... >>> Shaun wrote: >> >>>> You are aware that everybody who pays taxes funds the roads and the >>>> only people who have any right to use the highway are pedestrians, >>>> horse rider and cyclists ? >>> >>> More old bollox. Cyclists do not pay a 'specific' tax to use the >>> roads fuckwit - motorists do. >>> >> Let me rephrase that for you. Most road users do not pay a 'specific' >> tax to use the roads fuckwit - motorists are the only ones that do. >> >> So to clarify, pedestrians, horse riders/drivers, herders and drovers >> of animals, cycle riders, operators/drivers of historic vehicles >> constructed before 1 January 1973, electric vehicles, mowing >> machines, steam-powered vehicles, agricultural, horticultural and >> forestry vehicles and vehicles used by disabled drivers do not pay a >> specific tax to use the roads. Which just leaves the exception to the >> rule, normal everyday motorists. The rule being that no one pays a >> specific tax to use the public highway. > >you forgot one: cars that emit less than 100g of co2 per km. (or something >like that) > They pay fuel duty though. And VAT
From: Brimstone on 12 Mar 2010 08:34 "AlanG" <invalid(a)invalid.net> wrote in message news:egfkp51t4rt7tverkiuudcb0bq1ahq04m0(a)4ax.com... > On Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:39:26 GMT, "Mrcheerful" <nbkm57(a)hotmail.co.uk> > wrote: > >>Brimstone wrote: >>> "The Medway Handyman" <davidlang(a)no-spam-blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in >>> message news:z1bmn.49446$Ym4.36200(a)text.news.virginmedia.com... >>>> Shaun wrote: >>> >>>>> You are aware that everybody who pays taxes funds the roads and the >>>>> only people who have any right to use the highway are pedestrians, >>>>> horse rider and cyclists ? >>>> >>>> More old bollox. Cyclists do not pay a 'specific' tax to use the >>>> roads fuckwit - motorists do. >>>> >>> Let me rephrase that for you. Most road users do not pay a 'specific' >>> tax to use the roads fuckwit - motorists are the only ones that do. >>> >>> So to clarify, pedestrians, horse riders/drivers, herders and drovers >>> of animals, cycle riders, operators/drivers of historic vehicles >>> constructed before 1 January 1973, electric vehicles, mowing >>> machines, steam-powered vehicles, agricultural, horticultural and >>> forestry vehicles and vehicles used by disabled drivers do not pay a >>> specific tax to use the roads. Which just leaves the exception to the >>> rule, normal everyday motorists. The rule being that no one pays a >>> specific tax to use the public highway. >> >>you forgot one: cars that emit less than 100g of co2 per km. (or something >>like that) >> > They pay fuel duty though. > And VAT Indeed they do, but those taxes are outside the scope of this sub-thread.
From: Ian Smith on 12 Mar 2010 08:38
On Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:39:26 GMT, Mrcheerful <nbkm57(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote: > Brimstone wrote: > > "The Medway Handyman" <davidlang(a)no-spam-blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in > > message news:z1bmn.49446$Ym4.36200(a)text.news.virginmedia.com... > >> Shaun wrote: > > > >>> You are aware that everybody who pays taxes funds the roads and the > >>> only people who have any right to use the highway are pedestrians, > >>> horse rider and cyclists ? > >> > >> More old bollox. Cyclists do not pay a 'specific' tax to use the > >> roads fuckwit - motorists do. > >> > > Let me rephrase that for you. Most road users do not pay a 'specific' > > tax to use the roads fuckwit - motorists are the only ones that do. > > > > So to clarify, pedestrians, horse riders/drivers, herders and drovers > > of animals, cycle riders, operators/drivers of historic vehicles > > constructed before 1 January 1973, electric vehicles, mowing > > machines, steam-powered vehicles, agricultural, horticultural and > > forestry vehicles and vehicles used by disabled drivers do not pay a > > specific tax to use the roads. Which just leaves the exception to the > > rule, normal everyday motorists. The rule being that no one pays a > > specific tax to use the public highway. > > you forgot one: cars that emit less than 100g of co2 per km. (or something > like that) Don't fire engines based at an airport also get away without paying VED? regards, Ian Smith -- |\ /| no .sig |o o| |/ \| |