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From: Steve Firth on 12 Dec 2009 14:17 MasonS(a)BP.com <MasonS(a)BP.com> wrote: > On 12 Dec, 18:11, %ste...(a)malloc.co.uk (Steve Firth) wrote: > > Mas...(a)BP.com <Mas...(a)BP.com> wrote: > > > BP has been named the most environmentally sustainable large oil and gas > > > company in the world. > > > > Sadam Hussein better than Idi Amin or Pol Pot. > > And yet you give them and their like your money, which pays my wages, > so thanks! S'OK, you boast about paying taxes which go to pay my wages. I bet you pay more of your income to me than I pay to you.
From: MasonS on 12 Dec 2009 15:08 On 12 Dec, 20:01, Halmyre <no.s...(a)this.address> wrote: > Why would/should bicycles be in band A? (Answers of "because I'm a cyclist > and say so", accompanied by hysterics and foot-stamping, are not acceptable). Here are the current VED bands. Since a bicycle can go 1km without emitting any CO2 at all, it would fall into Band A. Band A (up to 100g/km CO2) no fee Band B (101-110g/km CO2) £35 Band C (111-120g/km CO2) £35 Band D (121-130g/km CO2) £120 Band E (131-140g/km CO2) £120 Band F (141- 150g/km CO2) £125 Band G (151 to 165g/km CO2) £150 Band H (166 to 175g/km CO2) £175 Band I (176 to 185g/km CO2) £175 Band J (186 to 200g/km CO2) £215 Band K (201 to 225g/km CO2) £215 Band L (226 to 255g/km CO2) £405 Band M (Over 255g/km CO2) £405 -- Simon Mason
From: mileburner on 12 Dec 2009 15:33 Halmyre wrote: >> Would it be OK if all of country's millions of bicycles, which would >> be in VED band A (Fee = �0), got a stamped round bit of paper from >> the Post Office and stuck it on their frames? Would that do it for >> you? > > Why would/should bicycles be in band A? (Answers of "because I'm a > cyclist and say so", accompanied by hysterics and foot-stamping, are > not acceptable). Zero vehicle emmissions. VED is based on vehicle emmisions. And Zero is considerably less than required to be in band B >> >> I wouldn't mind if it made van drivers gave me more respect on the >> road. >> > Van drivers don't do respect. Van drivers wouldn't give respect to a > hearse if it was carrying their dear old mother to her final resting > place. If they had the intelligence to be able to respect, they would not be driving vans :-(
From: Halmyre on 12 Dec 2009 16:51 In article <ec6d2372-41a9-4efd-aa07- a24321ca782a(a)m38g2000yqd.googlegroups.com>, MasonS(a)BP.com says... > On 12 Dec, 20:01, Halmyre <no.s...(a)this.address> wrote: > > > Why would/should bicycles be in band A? (Answers of "because I'm a cyclist > > and say so", accompanied by hysterics and foot-stamping, are not acceptable). > > Here are the current VED bands. > Since a bicycle can go 1km without emitting any CO2 at all, it would > fall into Band A. > > Band A (up to 100g/km CO2) no fee > Band B (101-110g/km CO2) £35 > Band C (111-120g/km CO2) £35 > Band D (121-130g/km CO2) £120 > Band E (131-140g/km CO2) £120 > Band F (141- 150g/km CO2) £125 > Band G (151 to 165g/km CO2) £150 > Band H (166 to 175g/km CO2) £175 > Band I (176 to 185g/km CO2) £175 > Band J (186 to 200g/km CO2) £215 > Band K (201 to 225g/km CO2) £215 > Band L (226 to 255g/km CO2) £405 > Band M (Over 255g/km CO2) £405 > The stench of BO and self-righteousness is far in excess of any CO2 reading.. -- Halmyre This is the most powerful sigfile in the world and will probably blow your head clean off.
From: MasonS on 12 Dec 2009 16:56
On 12 Dec, 21:51, Halmyre <no.s...(a)this.address> wrote: > In article <ec6d2372-41a9-4efd-aa07- > a24321ca7...(a)m38g2000yqd.googlegroups.com>, Mas...(a)BP.com says... > > > > > > > On 12 Dec, 20:01, Halmyre <no.s...(a)this.address> wrote: > > > > Why would/should bicycles be in band A? (Answers of "because I'm a cyclist > > > and say so", accompanied by hysterics and foot-stamping, are not acceptable). > > > Here are the current VED bands. > > Since a bicycle can go 1km without emitting any CO2 at all, it would > > fall into Band A. > > > Band A (up to 100g/km CO2) no fee > > Band B (101-110g/km CO2) £35 > > Band C (111-120g/km CO2) £35 > > Band D (121-130g/km CO2) £120 > > Band E (131-140g/km CO2) £120 > > Band F (141- 150g/km CO2) £125 > > Band G (151 to 165g/km CO2) £150 > > Band H (166 to 175g/km CO2) £175 > > Band I (176 to 185g/km CO2) £175 > > Band J (186 to 200g/km CO2) £215 > > Band K (201 to 225g/km CO2) £215 > > Band L (226 to 255g/km CO2) £405 > > Band M (Over 255g/km CO2) £405 > > The stench of BO and self-righteousness is far in excess of any CO2 reading. > > -- > Halmyre > > This is the most powerful sigfile in the world and will probably blow your > head clean off.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - B.O. does not attract VED otherwise nearly everyone on a bus would get invoiced. -- Simon Mason |