Mather.16v
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some banter round the office.......
goverment is proposing being taxed per mile??
any body heard of this....  mite just be bollocks tho lol
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--Dave--
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this was mentioned ages ago by the BBC... haven't heard anything since.
Seems a stupid idea if you ask me
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Dan Lewis
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The Government has outlined details for a radical 'pay-as-you-go' road charging system to replace road tax and fuel duty - but it has yet to explain if we will pay less to go by bike.
Transport Secretary Alistair Darling's idea could see road users paying between 2p a mile on quiet roads to £1.34 per mile on the busiest stretches at the busiest times. You would be tracked by satellite to calculate what you owe - with the obvious potential to track all your movements and your speed.
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Carr
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Surely you could either a. rip the box out or b. complain it's a violation of your human rights or something?
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Colin
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Yes we should all go and rip tony blairs box out and violate his human pipes
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Bart
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quote:
Originally posted by --Dave--
Seems a stupid idea if you ask me
I disagree, i think its a much better idea than paying a one off fee of £120 of what ever. Think about it.
Compare a sales rep who drives up and down the country all day, pollutes the country more than the average person, wears the roads away more than the average person, and compare that to dear old little effle who is quite old and only drives to the supermarket once a week to get her shopping and pension. She is paying the same amount as the Rep.
That doesnt seem fair to me?
People who wear and tear the roads more should pay more, e.g. the tax should be added to petrol (and it wouldnt increase much at all).
[Edited on 09-06-2005 by Bart]
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Lynny
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yeah there was something on the news about this other day, had both advantages and disadvantags imo
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--Dave--
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I use my car quite a lot. I will probably end up paying more if this system were to be enforced.
This is why I disagree
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MatthewR
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Work will just pay more expenses on company cars
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Dan Lewis
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petrol will be half price also if this comes in
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James_DT
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quote:
Originally posted by Bart
quote:
Originally posted by --Dave--
Seems a stupid idea if you ask me
I disagree, i think its a much better idea than paying a one off fee of £120 of what ever. Think about it.
Compare a sales rep who drives up and down the country all day, pollutes the country more than the average person, wears the roads away more than the average person, and compare that to dear old little effle who is quite old and only drives to the supermarket once a week to get her shopping and pension. She is paying the same amount as the Rep.
[Edited on 09-06-2005 by Bart]
Yes, but the rep is also paying more in fuel duty than the old lady. Well, he probably isn't, but he's probably not paying the tax either. This replaces fuel duty too, remember.
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Bart
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quote:
Originally posted by Evisu
Work will just pay more expenses on company cars
Ok, well compare it to someone who drives about alot and someone who doesnt. it still aint fair on the little old lady who goes out once a week in her car
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