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From: MasonS on 13 Dec 2009 07:21 On 25 Nov, 23:30, "The Medway Handyman" <davidl...(a)nospamblueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > webreader wrote: > > Why do the police not do anything about the likes of these cyclists. > > Yet again proof that cyclists get special consideration unlike > > motorists. > > >http://tiny.cc/iOoJY > > Do you mean those cyclists who pay no road tax, have no insurance, don't > have to pass a test of competance & don't have any visible means of being > traced? > > Or did you mean those cyclists who get free cycle lanes that hold up tax > paying motorists, ignore lights, one way systems and ride on pavements? > > Or was it the twats who wear half a melon on their heads & dress in skin > tight lycra in girlie colours? > > -- > Dave - The Medway Handymanwww.medwayhandyman.co.uk The Medway Highwayman may be interested to know that *even more* cars won't be paying for the roads next year. More freeloading drivers> First-year VED rates in 2010-11 Band A (up to 100g/km CO2) no fee Band B (101-110g/km CO2) no fee Band C (111-120g/km CO2) no fee Band D (121-130g/km CO2) no fee Band E (131-140g/km CO2) £110 Band F (141- 150g/km CO2) £125 Band G (151 to 165g/km CO2) £155 Band H (166 to 175g/km CO2) £250 Band I (176 to 185g/km CO2) £300 Band J (186 to 200g/km CO2) £425 Band K (201 to 225g/km CO2) £550 Band L (226 to 255g/km CO2) £750 Band M (Over 255g/km CO2) £950
From: Adrian on 13 Dec 2009 07:39 "MasonS(a)BP.com" <MasonS(a)BP.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: > The Medway Highwayman may be interested to know that *even more* cars > won't be paying for the roads next year. > > More freeloading drivers> Hardly "freeloading". Those rates are for the first year of a brand new car. Even if you buy the very cheapest new car on the market, under the scrappage scheme, you've just contributed £700 in VAT to the exchequer - plus £55 in a "first registration fee". And, yes, the ludicrous scrappage scheme does mean that the government's made a slight loss on that trasnaction, since there's £1000 come from the exchequer. But there's literally only two models of car on the market that applies to - the very base spec versions of the 800cc Chevrolet Matiz & 1.0 Kia Picanto. > First-year VED rates in 2010-11 > Band A (up to 100g/km CO2) no fee > Band B (101-110g/km CO2) no fee > Band C (111-120g/km CO2) no fee > Band D (121-130g/km CO2) no fee > Band E (131-140g/km CO2) £110 > Band F (141- 150g/km CO2) £125 > Band G (151 to 165g/km CO2) £155 > Band H (166 to 175g/km CO2) £250 > Band I (176 to 185g/km CO2) £300 > Band J (186 to 200g/km CO2) £425 > Band K (201 to 225g/km CO2) £550 > Band L (226 to 255g/km CO2) £750ved 2010 > Band M (Over 255g/km CO2) £950 Band CO2 (g/km) 2010-11 standard rate A Up to 100 £0 B 101-110 £20 C 111-120 £30 D 121-130 £90 E 131-140 £110 F 141-150 £125 G 151-165 £155 H 166-175 £180 I 176-185 £200 J 186-200 £235 K* 201-225 £245 L 226-255 £425 M Over 255 £435
From: Dr Zoidberg on 13 Dec 2009 07:44 MasonS(a)BP.com wrote: > On 25 Nov, 23:30, "The Medway Handyman" > <davidl...(a)nospamblueyonder.co.uk> wrote: >> webreader wrote: >>> Why do the police not do anything about the likes of these cyclists. >>> Yet again proof that cyclists get special consideration unlike >>> motorists. >>> http://tiny.cc/iOoJY >> Do you mean those cyclists who pay no road tax, have no insurance, don't >> have to pass a test of competance & don't have any visible means of being >> traced? >> >> Or did you mean those cyclists who get free cycle lanes that hold up tax >> paying motorists, ignore lights, one way systems and ride on pavements? >> >> Or was it the twats who wear half a melon on their heads & dress in skin >> tight lycra in girlie colours? >> >> -- >> Dave - The Medway Handymanwww.medwayhandyman.co.uk > > The Medway Highwayman may be interested to know that *even more* cars > won't be paying for the roads next year. > > More freeloading drivers> > > First-year VED rates in 2010-11 > Band A (up to 100g/km CO2) no fee > Band B (101-110g/km CO2) no fee > Band C (111-120g/km CO2) no fee > Band D (121-130g/km CO2) no fee > Band E (131-140g/km CO2) �110 > Band F (141- 150g/km CO2) �125 > Band G (151 to 165g/km CO2) �155 > Band H (166 to 175g/km CO2) �250 > Band I (176 to 185g/km CO2) �300 > Band J (186 to 200g/km CO2) �425 > Band K (201 to 225g/km CO2) �550 > Band L (226 to 255g/km CO2) �750 > Band M (Over 255g/km CO2) �950 > > Just cause there's a larger number of cars that don't pay any VED in the first year doesn't make them freeloading. There's VAT on the purcahse price - a couple of thousand on a typical small to medium car in band A-D , plus 70p a litre in tax on fuel , so about �7-800 for an economical car doing 12k a year. That's paying their share and more -- Alex "I laugh in the face of danger, then I hide until it goes away"
From: MasonS on 13 Dec 2009 07:47 On 13 Dec, 12:39, Adrian <toomany2...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > "Mas...(a)BP.com" <Mas...(a)BP.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they > were saying: > > > The Medway Highwayman may be interested to know that *even more* cars > > won't be paying for the roads next year. > > > More freeloading drivers> > > Hardly "freeloading". > > Those rates are for the first year of a brand new car. > > Even if you buy the very cheapest new car on the market, under the > scrappage scheme, you've just contributed £700 in VAT to the exchequer - > plus £55 in a "first registration fee". > > And, yes, the ludicrous scrappage scheme does mean that the government's > made a slight loss on that trasnaction, since there's £1000 come from the > exchequer. But there's literally only two models of car on the market > that applies to - the very base spec versions of the 800cc Chevrolet > Matiz & 1.0 Kia Picanto. The Medway Highwayman doesn't count VAT and taxes that everyone pays as "paying for the roads". It's all down to the VED paid and the little paper disc to him, so in his mind, there are even more drivers not paying VED, which puts them in the same freeloading bracket as cyclists who also pay no VED. -- Simon Mason
From: JNugent on 13 Dec 2009 07:55
MasonS(a)BP.com wrote: > On 13 Dec, 12:39, Adrian <toomany2...(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> "Mas...(a)BP.com" <Mas...(a)BP.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they >> were saying: >> >>> The Medway Highwayman may be interested to know that *even more* cars >>> won't be paying for the roads next year. >>> More freeloading drivers> >> Hardly "freeloading". >> >> Those rates are for the first year of a brand new car. >> >> Even if you buy the very cheapest new car on the market, under the >> scrappage scheme, you've just contributed �700 in VAT to the exchequer - >> plus �55 in a "first registration fee". >> >> And, yes, the ludicrous scrappage scheme does mean that the government's >> made a slight loss on that trasnaction, since there's �1000 come from the >> exchequer. But there's literally only two models of car on the market >> that applies to - the very base spec versions of the 800cc Chevrolet >> Matiz & 1.0 Kia Picanto. > The Medway Highwayman doesn't count VAT and taxes that everyone pays > as "paying for the roads". It's all down to the VED paid and the > little paper disc to him, so in his mind, there are even more drivers > not paying VED, which puts them in the same freeloading bracket as > cyclists who also pay no VED. I rather suspect that he also counts the �1000+ (that's a low estimate) per annum of duty (etc) on fuel he uses in his van as something to do with paying for the use of roads. |