From: Adrian on 26 Jun 2010 09:31 Silk <me(a)privacy.net> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >> Ahem. The correct expression for cripples is "differently abled". > I think you'll find the correct expression for people on "disability" is > liar. Congratulations on pitching your true level of clue.
From: NM on 26 Jun 2010 12:11 On 26 June, 11:13, Nick Finnigan <n...(a)genie.co.uk> wrote: > NM wrote: > > > I don't understand why people here are defending the UK system, it's > > archaeic, inflexible and a pain to use other than for straight > > Remind us of the Dutch system for buying a car would you? Why do you need reminding, forgotten already? It's the same as the last time.
From: NM on 26 Jun 2010 12:13 On 26 June, 11:16, Silk <m...(a)privacy.net> wrote: > On 26/06/2010 01:59, NM wrote: > > > > > On 24 June, 12:28, bod<bodro...(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote: > >> Silk wrote: > >>> On 24/06/2010 12:12, The Peeler wrote: > >>>> On Thu, 24 Jun 2010 11:53:36 +0100, Silk<m...(a)privacy.net> wrote: > > >>>>> I don't like paying tax any more than anyone else. That's why I got a > >>>>> car in a lower band, so I only pay 35 quid a year. If you can't afford > >>>>> 35 quid, you can't afford to maintain a car in good order. > > >>>> A cheap pikey car, you mean? > > >>> How we laughed. > > >> Just paid mine... 245. > > >> Bod > > > So did I, it was a real struggle to find zero in one lump. > > Does this mean you're "disabled"? Yes, but not in the sense of exemption of SWMBO's Smart from VED.
From: NM on 26 Jun 2010 12:13 On 26 June, 11:21, Silk <m...(a)privacy.net> wrote: > On 26/06/2010 10:38, NM wrote: > > > > > On 26 June, 09:43, Nick Finnigan<n...(a)genie.co.uk> wrote: > >> NM wrote: > >>> On 24 June, 19:05, Nick Finnigan<n...(a)genie.co.uk> wrote: > >>>> You get 30 days grace in England too (except in February). > >>>> And you don't have to produce a lot of paperwork. > > >>> How? No prepayment = no tax disc. Unless it's changed and no body told > >>> me. > > >> No prepayment, no new tax disk, no problem for 30 days. > > >>> You need to have paperwork unless it's a routine transaction with no > >>> changes. > > >> You need a tiny 'new keeper' piece of paper to make a change, not 'a lot'. > > > I don't understand why people here are defending the UK system, it's > > archaeic, inflexible and a pain to use other than for straight > > foreward transactions involving no changes, still if you like being > > fucked around and paying up front then go for it, I know which system > > I prefer. > > I don't understand how people can be so disorganised. That probably explains your lack of tolerence.
From: NM on 26 Jun 2010 12:15
On 26 June, 12:23, Adrian <toomany2...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > NM <nik.mor...(a)mac.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were > saying: > > > I don't understand why people here are defending the UK system, it's > > archaeic, inflexible and a pain to use other than for straight foreward > > transactions involving no changes, still if you like being fucked around > > and paying up front then go for it, I know which system I prefer. > > You seem to be comparing to the Dutch system. Remind me how much car tax > is in NL? The last vehicle I had on Dutch plates was 27.50 Euro a quarter. |