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From: ChelseaTractorMan on 14 Dec 2009 09:15 On Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:14:23 +0000, Peter Grange <peter(a)plgrange.demon.co.uk> wrote: >I was responding to "Cyclists don't pay VED". I am a cyclist, I pay >VED. The End. Not the end. VED is charged to car owners, if a car owner happens to cycle that does not demonstrate anything at all. Stupid point. -- Mike. .. . Gone beyond the ultimate driving machine.
From: ChelseaTractorMan on 14 Dec 2009 09:17 On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:38:09 +0000, Peter Grange <peter(a)plgrange.demon.co.uk> wrote: > "Cyclists don't pay VED" is >incorrect. Which SPECIFIC bit of the English language do you have a >problem with? which bit do you have a problem with? "Cyclists don't pay VED" is correct, only the disingenuous could interpret it the way you try to. -- Mike. .. . Gone beyond the ultimate driving machine.
From: ChelseaTractorMan on 14 Dec 2009 09:18 On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:33:08 +0000, Peter Grange <peter(a)plgrange.demon.co.uk> wrote: >I pay all the SPECIFIC taxes the government asks me for. Do you? unless posting from prison, we all do. -- Mike. .. . Gone beyond the ultimate driving machine.
From: Adrian on 14 Dec 2009 09:19 "MasonS(a)BP.com" <MasonS(a)BP.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: > Especially as most of those vests and jackets seem to overhang the back > light obscuring it, making a mockery of the whole idea. Depends on whether you choose to install the lights in an unsuitable position for your typical use, of course...
From: Peter Grange on 14 Dec 2009 10:44
On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:15:42 +0000, ChelseaTractorMan <mr.c.tractor(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote: >On Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:14:23 +0000, Peter Grange ><peter(a)plgrange.demon.co.uk> wrote: > >>I was responding to "Cyclists don't pay VED". I am a cyclist, I pay >>VED. The End. > >Not the end. VED is charged to car owners, if a car owner happens to >cycle that does not demonstrate anything at all. Stupid point. Not stupid at all. Pedantic maybe, but I'm trying to get through to a man who wants me to pay a tax that doesn't exist. How stupid is that? -- Pete - The Tax Paying Driving Licence Owning Cyclist |