UKIP plans to introduce paid parking and front plates for MC

Val · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Nov 2012 Karma :

OMG UKIP is planing for all of us to have:

"provision of reasonably priced motorcycle parking bays"

and

"UK Independence would consult on the feasibility of new build motorcycles carrying identification front as well as rear to aid identification and deter speed abuse and from an additional noise control."

https://www.ridersarevoters.org/manifesto/ukips-official-response/

Obviously they are concerned that we may ride too fast and too loud.

Do you feel you need that extra help?
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The Artist · Super Spammer Joined: 06 Jan 2008 Karma :

UKIP Might get some power so have to come up with policies for all sorts of everyday stuff in a relatively short period of time.

Thank fuck they won't actually get into a position of proper power.

Commuter_Tim · World Chat Champion Joined: 08 May 2013 Karma :

I'm not concerned about number plates, however I'm more than happy to pay for parking if that means actually having more than 1 secure parking bay in the Town Centre.
Car drivers pay up, we are not Special Snowflakes.

At present we risk fines if parking where we like (not counting parking where cars do, as there is rarely somewhere to chain to, therefore unsecure)
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finchy95 · Scooby Slapper Joined: 26 Jan 2015 Karma :

Well that settles it. It's not the pretty prevalent racism and homophobia were worried about its that we might have to pay for parking....
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yen_powell · World Chat Champion Joined: 22 Jun 2008 Karma :

UKIP just want to return motorcycling to its golden age. Within a year after they gain power they would have the law changed as follows:-

Helmets have to be open faced, white, cork lined and with a peak.

Only waxed cotton will be BS approved. CE approvers told to fuck off.

A ban on electric starters unless you have a note from the doctor.

Girlies banned from riding pillion without a protective beehive.

Oil tight engines will fail the MOT.

Anyone spotted wearing a parker to be given a damned good thrashing.
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Sorry to Tef out but there's not a quick way to do this.

Car tax has been emissions based for some 15 years now, hardly a recent change.
It came in when the new registration format did and around the same time they (The govt) tried to push the
UK motorist toward diesel because economy and less co2. Laughing

The power/emissions/capacity argument depends very much on what type of vehicle you are discussing.
It's more class based which is why I wouldn't rock the boat as bikes are in a class of their own
and I'd bet the turnover from that class is far far lower than all the others...
There are only 4 different rates for bikes, for cars there are 13 currently .
But plenty more letters left in the alphabet to be used up, Wink

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If they re- think the strategy for bikes then they could decide to charge more because it's red
or a 4 pot or because it has a seat cowl or whatever completely unrelated thing they can think
of to raise more revenue. I think power output will be what they re scale bikes on if they do it.
Because of course we're all out there every weekend doing 275mph through villages of kittens.
It's no more unlikely as them charging some vehicles by engine
size( bikes), weight, (small commercials), emissions (Cars)
amount and weights of axles (HGVs) or amount of seats (coaches/buses)

For instance my van has a 1.5dci engine in it. A widely used engine by Renault found in numerous
cars they produce. Fitted to a Clio, that engine would be graded as a 30 pound annual RFL.
Same engine in my van and I pay over £200.
So cars are taxed by emissions but vans are taxed using a different sliding scale where pollutants seem
less important and weight is the yardstick, despite there being car versions of the exact same vehicle.

Rather than seeing it as a dig at you I was trying to illustrate using a variety of classes of vehicle that
they are making it up as they go along regards pricing strategy and can make it up again any time they feel like it.
And they'll use whatever they feel like to justify the hikes, whether that's top speed, power output,
number of gears or whatever else they fancy.

Ever get the idea that the powers that be haven't got a clue and just want your money?
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