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From: Keitht on 13 Dec 2009 06:15 Steve Firth wrote: > MasonS(a)BP.com <MasonS(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. Not sure if he's fucked any of them ;-) -- Its never too late to reinvent the bicycle
From: Keitht on 13 Dec 2009 06:30 Halmyre wrote: > 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. > Hurts does it, to be shown how this thing works? -- Its never too late to reinvent the bicycle
From: JNugent on 13 Dec 2009 06:34 Keitht wrote: [ ... ] > Drivers do not pay a specific tax to be able to take their vehicle on > the road despite one of them known ( but not legally) as road tax. What are the circumstances where road tax (or whatever you would prefer it were called) is payable? > The excise is on the vehicle - not road use of the vehicle. So you have to have a tax disc on a vehicle which never runs on a road, do you? When did that change? > The excise varies but not due to road use, Well, the excise (or, as most people call it, road tax) on my car would never have been payable - as far as I know - if the vehicle had never been used on a road and not registered for use on a road. But maybe I'm wrong on that. If I am, I'm sure you'll be able to explain how. If I'm not wrong, it's hard to see how there isn't a tax on use of the road. > only what comes out the rear > end. Maybe we should put it on petrol instead - then you might have a > case but until then . . . What if even higher taxes had been imposed on fuel (such that an average car-driver was paying tax (on fuel) of something like �15 - �20 a week, with high mileage car crivers and commercial vehicles paying much more (measured in the hundreds of pounds per week for an HGV)? Would you still say that there was no tax payable to use the road?
From: Keitht on 13 Dec 2009 06:36 ChelseaTractorMan wrote: > On Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:14:48 GMT, "The Medway Handyman" > <davidlang(a)nospamblueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > >> Don't attempt to think, it is clearly beyond your abilities. However much >> you attampt to twist it, cyclists don't pay a specific tax to use the roads. >> Note 'specific'. > > you still do not understand the meaning of "tax". 'Tax' is what he uses to fix things with. Little nails. If he can't hit it with a hammer he won't understand it. -- Its never too late to reinvent the bicycle
From: Keitht on 13 Dec 2009 06:41
Peter Grange wrote: > More bollocks. Write to your MP if you don't like the tax system. > He won't - it's Labour (look for Strood) > > Pete - The Tax Paying Driving Licence Owning Cyclist -- Its never too late to reinvent the bicycle |