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From: mileburner on 2 Dec 2009 07:23 "Conor" <conor(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote in message news:MPG.25805e4fc35d5a4d9899de(a)news.eternal-september.org... > In article <hf5avg$ck9$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, mileburner says... > >> I have a bit of a shock revelation. >> >> I do about 4,000 miles a year by bicycle, and about 6,000 a year by car. >> I >> pay the same VED on my car as someone who does not cycle and does 10,000 >> miles a year by car. That means that my so called "Road Tax" is >> subsidising >> all those motorists who do not cycle at all. >> > However you do not pay as much overall tax on your transport as someone > who drives 10,000 miles per year. And neither do I use as much fuel as someone who drives 10,000 miles per year. My "Road Tax" [sic] is disproportionate, unfair and in the favour of "sponging" motorists.
From: Adrian on 2 Dec 2009 07:34 "mileburner" <mileburner(a)btinternet.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >> However you do not pay as much overall tax on your transport as someone >> who drives 10,000 miles per year. > And neither do I use as much fuel as someone who drives 10,000 miles per > year. Yes, that's exactly what he said. > My "Road Tax" [sic] is disproportionate, unfair and in the favour of > "sponging" motorists. The answer is in your hands. Drive more.
From: Conor on 2 Dec 2009 07:37 In article <h6mdne0ffun_yIvWnZ2dnUVZ8ixi4p2d(a)bt.com>, Keitht says... > > Conor wrote: > > In article <D9SdnfxCJ5g0_4jWnZ2dnUVZ8qpi4p2d(a)bt.com>, Keitht says... > >> Conor wrote: > >>> In article <hf2fic$col$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, mileburner says... > >>> > >>>> Although on the local housing estate where plenty of the residents are > >>>> unemployed and live on benefits and do not pay council tax, they still > >>>> manage to run untaxed cars on the road. > >>> How do you know they're unemployed? Are you basing it solely on the > >>> virtue that they live on a council estate? > >>> > >> and this from someone who can only equate 'caravan' to 'gypsy'? > >> > > Where did I do that? > > > > > > > > > > > > your alzheimer's is getting critical You failure to provide proof is noted. -- Conor www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally.
From: mileburner on 2 Dec 2009 07:48 "Adrian" <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:7nn569F3mvr14U1(a)mid.individual.net... > "mileburner" <mileburner(a)btinternet.com> gurgled happily, sounding much > like they were saying: > >>> However you do not pay as much overall tax on your transport as someone >>> who drives 10,000 miles per year. > >> And neither do I use as much fuel as someone who drives 10,000 miles per >> year. > > Yes, that's exactly what he said. You need to be careful not to confuse what you think someone said, with what they actually wrote. >> My "Road Tax" [sic] is disproportionate, unfair and in the favour of >> "sponging" motorists. > > The answer is in your hands. Drive more. I notice the government are starting to advertise on TV to cut your co2 emissions by driving 5 miles a week less and they show footage of a cyclist. If the answer to getting better value from motoring is you need to drive more, it is remarkably unfair to penalise cyclists who drive less. Especially when the government are actively trying to discourage driving. I must write to my MP over this. It clearly is unfair to tax paying cyclists.
From: mileburner on 2 Dec 2009 07:50
"Peter Grange" <peter(a)plgrange.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:d0kch5p3lm5uktg9oo5pm77u394umf9cc3(a)4ax.com... > > So, if the Gov don't ask me for VED for a bike, I won't pay it. > If you think that's wrong, you are going to make precious little > headway bitching about it on here. Write to your MP, or vote for a > party which is going to bring in VED for bikes. Good luck with that. UKIP? BNP also have a habit of treating people with contempt. |