On 2006-09-24, Dave Liquorice <
[email protected]> wrote:
> Er why do you have four cars if, by your own admission, you don't use
> 'em? Strikes me as a bit silly... B-)
Because I'm a car nut! One common mile-eater, a practical pick-up
off-roader, a six-wheeled army truck and a small plastic british
sports car. When I drive, I'm either going out on-site, shopping, or
doing something odd in an odd vehicle, or picking up parts for those
that are in bits (the army truck and the small plastic sports car).
I'm sitting here right now covered in grease and spiders' webs after
having been rolling around under the army truck pulling bits off in
readiness for new parts arriving soon (fingers crossed).
> eh? Assuming all things equal, like commuter also having 4 cars, you pay
> the same tax. Yes the commuter pollutes more but that doesn't affect this
> tax level but then he pays way more in fuel duty.
No, what I mean is that most people only have one car, I have four,
only two of which are practical forms of transport, and I rarely drive
any of them but I pay far more in road tax than those who drive to
work every day, clogging the roads and cities.
> But yes hanging Road Tax increases on "green issues" is not fair on those
> that need a vechicle, ie. almost everyone living outside of any medium
> sized town, due to no public transport. Be much fairer to put 1% on fuel
> duty, those that use more fuel, thus pollute more, pay more.
Fuel costs are the way to go, already they make travel expensive, it's
just a shame that public transport is so ****e. Out here in the
sticks it's hard if you don't have a working car as the public
transport is either expensive taxis, or it starts at 10:00 AM and
finishes at 16:00 which is useless for the daily commute. Otherwise
you'd have to depend on the goodwill of others giving you lifts.
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