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athelstan
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PostPosted: 21:38 - 22 Apr 2007    Post subject: Petition - Abolition of road tax Reply with quote
I hope this is not a repost.

"We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Abolish Road Fund License for Motorcycles, Scooters, Mopeds, tricycles and Motor cars under 1000cc, to actively promote their use to help bring about a reduction in carbon emissions, and wear and tear on the road infrastructure."

https://petitions.pm.gov.uk/NO-TO-ROAD-TAX/
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Ichy
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PostPosted: 21:43 - 22 Apr 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
Might of considered signing it if I bothered to tax my bikes.
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Walloper
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PostPosted: 21:45 - 22 Apr 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
Did someone not just say they wished there was a petition to not sign any petitions?
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PostPosted: 21:50 - 22 Apr 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
I for one am gutted that after having a 600 and then getting a 650 that my tax is now 15 quid more Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: 02:21 - 23 Apr 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
Despite the relatively low carbon emissions though, bikes aren't exactly healthy to the atmosphere compared to a 1l car. I'm not going round saying 'I ride a bike because it's good for the enviroment', because I'd sound like a knob jockey and be wrong to boot.

Oh, and I won't sign the petition because the road pricing one didn't do any good, so this one definitely won't.
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PostPosted: 06:29 - 23 Apr 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
It's a tax and no one os going to stop this tax. Easy to collect, easy to justify and they can have it and tax you even more somewhere else for the same vehicle.
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PostPosted: 06:42 - 23 Apr 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'll vote but only if there's an increase in fuel duty to compensate...if you use it you pay for it!
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MarJay
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PostPosted: 07:55 - 23 Apr 2007    Post subject: Re: Petition - Abolition of road tax Reply with quote
athelstan wrote:
I hope this is not a repost.

"We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Abolish Road Fund License for Motorcycles, Scooters, Mopeds, tricycles and Motor cars under 1000cc, to actively promote their use to help bring about a reduction in carbon emissions, and wear and tear on the road infrastructure."

https://petitions.pm.gov.uk/NO-TO-ROAD-TAX/

Please stick with petitions that have some hope of having an effect. All of these pointless petitions are getting on my nerves.
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PostPosted: 08:47 - 23 Apr 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
LeeR wrote:
I'll vote but only if there's an increase in fuel duty to compensate...if you use it you pay for it!



This was a idea around 20 years ago and the bike lobby mob kicked up such a stink over it as they thought it was anti biker... I think they were saying something like a extra 20p per gallon at that time.
Now i bet it would be 20p per ltr......
When you look at the £££ it is bikers who will end up out of pocket.


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It's a tax and no one os going to stop this tax. Easy to collect, easy to justify and they can have it and tax you even more somewhere else for the same vehicle.


You missed out and avoided by many road users. If they placed a extra bit on fuel to replace it.
A, It could not be avoided.
B, Would cost no extra to collect.
C, Save a lot of ££ as you could get rid of a lot of CS's who administer the current tax.
D, Make going to the post office a far quicker task for a few days at the end and start of each month.
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Wafer_Thin_Ham
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PostPosted: 08:48 - 23 Apr 2007    Post subject: Re: Petition - Abolition of road tax Reply with quote
MarJay wrote:
athelstan wrote:
I hope this is not a repost.

"We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Abolish Road Fund License for Motorcycles, Scooters, Mopeds, tricycles and Motor cars under 1000cc, to actively promote their use to help bring about a reduction in carbon emissions, and wear and tear on the road infrastructure."

https://petitions.pm.gov.uk/NO-TO-ROAD-TAX/

Please stick with petitions that have some hope of having an effect. All of these pointless petitions are getting on my nerves.


Second.

This digital democracy thing I keep hear people spouting on about is a loud of wank anyway. Road pricing petition got 1,000,000 + signatures and all we got was an email saying I don't care what you think I'm doing it anyway.

What's the point. Lets just sit tight and wait for civil war.
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m99dws
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PostPosted: 08:51 - 23 Apr 2007    Post subject: Re: Petition - Abolition of road tax Reply with quote
athelstan wrote:
I hope this is not a repost.


No, just an incredibly pointless petition.
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Walloper
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PostPosted: 09:43 - 23 Apr 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
LeeR wrote:
I'll vote But only if I pay more in a different way to compensate...if you use it you pay for it!




....... Shocked
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bazza
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PostPosted: 10:12 - 23 Apr 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'd vote to stop Sun readers having access to that petition site. It might stop them spamming the bejasus out of BCF with their garbage.

Power to the people? Suck my festering fat one.
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LikeyLicky
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PostPosted: 16:14 - 23 Apr 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
Worth a try i suppose. Not sure if it'll make a difference though, even if it had millions signs it
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PostPosted: 16:28 - 23 Apr 2007    Post subject: Re: Petition - Abolition of road tax Reply with quote
forgot who wrote:
and who wrote:

Please stick with petitions that have some hope of having an effect. All of these pointless petitions are getting on my nerves.


Second.

This digital democracy thing I keep hear people spouting on about is a loud of wank anyway. Road pricing petition got 1,000,000 + signatures and all we got was an email saying I don't care what you think I'm doing it anyway.

What's the point. Lets just sit tight and wait for civil war.


I'll 3rd it. there is absolutely no point AT ALL in the petitions they haven't achieved anything so far and realistically I can't see it swinging anything anyone's way but those who pocket from it. Thumbs Down


EDIT, just noticed it was Marjay & Big_ham Laughing
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