Jambo
Member
Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Matty G
I do actually feel sorry for the people thats tax has gone right up. I imagine a lot of people with high emission cars will be thinking of selling up now
i love how this will affect the car industry.
|
LeeM
Member
Registered: 26th Sep 05
Location: Liverpool
User status: Offline
|
got to page 4 cant be arsed to read the rest
whys everyone arguing for the sake of it? i've seen someone say theyre happy to pay more because its a nicer car etc? bollocks! who in their right mind is happy to pay such a large amount of money to use the same shite roads as people paying less than a quarter as you?
and everyone saying who needs a range rover in the city etc are just bitter or jealous, yes its a status symbol, so what? most things these days are designer clothes nice expensive cars flash phones etc etc etc
|
Adam_B
Member
Registered: 13th Dec 00
Location: Lancashire
User status: Offline
|
having a flash phone and designer clothes doesnt give off more pollution, put more wear and tear on the roads and it doesnt cause worse accidents. stupid comparison.
|
LeeM
Member
Registered: 26th Sep 05
Location: Liverpool
User status: Offline
|
a lowered 1.0 metro probably damages the roads more than a brand new range rover, dont see how 4 spots of rubber are wearing away tarmac but whatever.
same goes for accidents yeah theyre big cars etc but nob head boy racers in 1.0 probably cause bigger ones. never see anyone come on here with threads of "my dad rolled his rangerover into a ditch on the country lanes cos he tried to hit an apex..."
|
Adam_B
Member
Registered: 13th Dec 00
Location: Lancashire
User status: Offline
|
so your saying if you have a 1.0 car and your a young lad you should pay loads of tax 
[Edited on 14-03-2008 by Adam_B]
|
LeeM
Member
Registered: 26th Sep 05
Location: Liverpool
User status: Offline
|
no im saying u shouldnt pay shit loads for nicer cars while people justify it by saying its ok u can afford it etc when its a poor effort of trying to control us in every day life.
|
nova_gteuk
Member
Registered: 15th May 02
Location: South Wales Drives: The Bandwagon
User status: Offline
|
Four spots of rubber do wear the roads away. 
How do you think potholes appear
I dont have a problem with them increasing green taxes, but to be honest its terribly meagre - it wont serve any practical economic purpose and so the government are open to accusations that they are simply filling their coffers.
They should either lower taxes and back their economic policies, or raise taxes heavily and plan out the economy a bit more. Right now they seem in a total muddle and seem to be just waiting it out with regards to recent and future economic problems.
|
Adam_B
Member
Registered: 13th Dec 00
Location: Lancashire
User status: Offline
|
the whole system should be scrapped and put onto the price of fuel as already said, then your paying for what you use. With exceptions to people with 4x4s without justification and people that tow caravans, they should have there bollocks taxed off for being pointless and getting in my way on nice country lanes 
[Edited on 14-03-2008 by Adam_B]
|
Lucky B
Member
Registered: 7th Apr 02
Location: Lunatic asylum. Drives: Hard & Fast.
User status: Offline
|
How about we start up the common sense political party and reduce fuel prices to 50p per litre & abolish road tax?
|
Adam_B
Member
Registered: 13th Dec 00
Location: Lancashire
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Lucky B
How about we start up the common sense political party and reduce fuel prices to 50p per litre & abolish road tax?
while were at it can we introduce a system similar to australia for imigrants where they can only come here if they have some useful skills? Also id like to have some black ops secret goverment commando unit kill Jamie Oliver. ta.
|
big eck
Member
Registered: 20th Apr 03
Location: Tullibody. Drives - Audi B8 S4 & Fiesta Zetec-S
User status: Offline
|
OK I had a quick read of the paper today at work and noticed this and I take it its all worked out on how much emissions your car puts out. How do I know how much mine puts out, is there a place I can look???
|
Adam_B
Member
Registered: 13th Dec 00
Location: Lancashire
User status: Offline
|
will tell you how much your going to be paying here
http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/road-tax/
|
big eck
Member
Registered: 20th Apr 03
Location: Tullibody. Drives - Audi B8 S4 & Fiesta Zetec-S
User status: Offline
|
Not to bad but still fookin expensive
LCR - March 08 - £115 for 6 months £210 12 months
March 09 - £165 for 6 months £300 for 12 months 
|
Joe
Member
Registered: 20th Jun 04
Location: Hesketh Bank, Lancashire
User status: Offline
|
Its all a waste of time anyway, I dread to think how much pollution countries like China and India put out. We are getting taxed all this shit to save the environment when the rest of the world is doing fuck all.
I'm in a rant mood today.
|
SVM 286
Member
Registered: 13th Feb 05
Location: pain
User status: Offline
|
 Somebody needs to DIE for this!
|
jr
Member
Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
User status: Offline
|
says the man with a 4.6v8 nd a 2.8 merc
|
Twiggy
Member
Registered: 15th Oct 04
User status: Offline
|
i am happy!!
Peugeot 307 Hatchback (01 on)
2.0 HDi Rapier (90bhp) 3d (AC)Rates effective from 13 March 2008
Date of Registration 6 Months 12 Months Band
1 Jun 2001 – 1 May 2003 £66.00 £120.00 C
[Edited on 14-03-2008 by Twiggy]
|
SVM 286
Member
Registered: 13th Feb 05
Location: pain
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by jr
says the man with a 4.6v8 nd a 2.8 merc
The Merc's only a 2.6 AND I drive a 954cc Peugeot because I love the pretty flowers and trees James
|
Twiggy
Member
Registered: 15th Oct 04
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Twiggy
i am happy!!
Peugeot 307 Hatchback (01 on)
2.0 HDi Rapier (90bhp) 3d (AC)Rates effective from 13 March 2008
Date of Registration 6 Months 12 Months Band
1 Jun 2001 – 1 May 2003 £66.00 £120.00 C
although i proberbly spend more on repairs
|
will_ainsworth
Member
Registered: 8th Jun 07
Location: London, UK
User status: Offline
|
this is shite.... right it will be 200 for me this year and 300 next year for the gti.... i think what i will do tho is cancel this years tax a few days before march in 2009 and hopefully only be 200 then..
|
will_ainsworth
Member
Registered: 8th Jun 07
Location: London, UK
User status: Offline
|
oh and ill get a decat just to get my moneys worth!
|
nova_gteuk
Member
Registered: 15th May 02
Location: South Wales Drives: The Bandwagon
User status: Offline
|
Scooters are the way forward,by the looks of it
|
will_ainsworth
Member
Registered: 8th Jun 07
Location: London, UK
User status: Offline
|
cant believe range rover owners will be paying 1000 in a year or so.. its ridiculous what can you get if you dont tax your car? points fines?
|
strick206
Member
Registered: 12th Apr 07
Location: Wigan Drives:Integra DC5
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Dr Pepper
People seem to think that tax is a bad thing-- it is tax that pays for all our public services, roads, refuse, health, emergency services... if we want these to improve then we must accept that we need to pay more tax.
The best way to get more tax income is to tax the rich higher and the poor lower-- increasing tax on prestige cars can only be a good thing.,... we should also be raising tax massively on second homes, people earning over 200k per year ect.
School is free, college is also free
Anyone can work hard to get the qualifications and if they have the motivation, anyone can get a better job.
The problem is as someone else mentioned, you're wealthier if you lie on your back (females) and let whoever fuck you every 9 months and fire out a sprog.
Same with incapacity benefit, depression isn't a good enough reason imo
Also, one thing to consider when you are saying tax the rich more, is that a tax has to be considered fair
And all this, born into poverty stay in poverty bull shit, my dad was born into a family with very little money, came out of school with little qualifications, started working on the railway (track) and is now one of the top managers in the company. Why should he be taxed more because of his drive to be successful?
The government is fucked up, all these benefits are a joke, MPs can even claim for a new fucking kitchen, why should they be allowed this?
|
strick206
Member
Registered: 12th Apr 07
Location: Wigan Drives:Integra DC5
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Dr Pepper
quote:
Originally posted by joe6886
quote:
Originally posted by Dr Pepper
Tax is a way of leveling out everyones opportunities in life.
Why should it be a level playing field, if my parents work their arses off to provide for me and my sisters why shouldn't they be able to give it to us. Why should the government take it and give it to people who don't give a shit.
Everyone is capable of making money, its down to themselves if they want to earn it.
At the moment we have a system where if someone is left 10k they are paying the samerate of tax as someone who is left 300k -- that isnt fair imo
You are right with your point on people paying the same amount of tax on 10k as 300k. But what you are getting at makes you appear stupid.
Based on the 2008/09 tax year. the nil rate band for inheritance tax is 312k, anything above that and you are taxed.
Please before you argue about taxes actually know what you are on about
|
