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From: johnwright ""john" on 26 Nov 2009 13:22 Adrian wrote: > David Hansen <SENDdavidNOhSPAM(a)spidacom.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding > much like they were saying: > >>> No, it applies to all motor vehicles - it's just that some are >>> zero-rated. > >> If memory serves me correctly motor vehicles used for public services >> have a little bit of paper in them which says that they are exempt from >> VED, not that it is zero rated. >> >> The piece of paper for members of the public is called a "VED exemption >> certificate", look it up in a search engine. Not conclusive, but as far >> as I'm going at the moment. > > Yup, higher-rate DLA. One of the situations I was thinking of. As the letter acompanying the document itself says: "To get an exempt vehicle licence (tax disc) fill in form V10...." and a lot more. Note that the DWP think of it as a licence. To do what one may ask - to use a vehicle on the road that's what. I'm not apathetic... I just don't give a sh** anymore John Wright
From: johnwright ""john" on 26 Nov 2009 13:25 Doug wrote: > On 25 Nov, 23:09, webreader <websiterea...(a)yahoo.co.uk> 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 >> > Probably because the more enlightened among the police realise that > cyclists only do it to escape the serious dangers posed by drivers on > our roads. Doesn't make it legal. They probably are not enlightened just trying to avoid filling in the reams of paperwork they would need to if they stop a cyclist for any offence. -- I'm not apathetic... I just don't give a sh** anymore ?John Wright
From: David Hansen on 26 Nov 2009 13:45 On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:22:36 +0000 someone who may be johnwright <""john\"@no spam here.com"> wrote this:- >As the letter acompanying the document itself says: "To get an exempt >vehicle licence (tax disc) fill in form V10...." and a lot more. Note >that the DWP think of it as a licence. They may think whatever they like, but they are wrong. They are presumably more knowledgeable about work and pensions than tax. -- David Hansen, Edinburgh I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents me http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/ukpga_20000023_en_8#pt3-pb3-l1g54
From: johnwright ""john" on 26 Nov 2009 14:08 David Hansen wrote: > On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:22:36 +0000 someone who may be johnwright > <""john\"@no spam here.com"> wrote this:- > >> As the letter acompanying the document itself says: "To get an exempt >> vehicle licence (tax disc) fill in form V10...." and a lot more. Note >> that the DWP think of it as a licence. > > They may think whatever they like, but they are wrong. They are > presumably more knowledgeable about work and pensions than tax. You may say they are but as a government organisation I expect them to know a bit about what they are talking about. -- I'm not apathetic... I just don't give a sh** anymore ?John Wright
From: David Hansen on 26 Nov 2009 14:37
On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:08:16 +0000 someone who may be johnwright <""john\"@no spam here.com"> wrote this:- >> They may think whatever they like, but they are wrong. They are >> presumably more knowledgeable about work and pensions than tax. > >You may say they are but as a government organisation I expect them to >know a bit about what they are talking about. You have a touching faith. Yes Minister was very amusing, but in reality mandarins were not as organised as is portrayed in that. Yes Minister was written a long time ago too, deskilling has proceeded apace since then. -- David Hansen, Edinburgh I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents me http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/ukpga_20000023_en_8#pt3-pb3-l1g54 |