untaxed bike rate only 6.5 %

[karidian]

Just read in MCN news section that a recent road tax survey by the government using cameras has put the rate of untaxed motorbikes at only 6.5%. far cry from the 40% earlier this year.
The article states "government data on bike tax evasion 'could have been made up'".
Headline news when the 40% figure is published but ive heard bugger all about the 6.5% and i think the biking community will be waiting till hell freezes over for an official apology for branding us all criminals..

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[DidierD]

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[Ghost]

If we do get an apology you can be sure it'll be a tiny little paragraph in a crap newspaper, not sprawled across headlines like normal bad publicity against bikers is

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[chris-red]

My bike isn't axed atm I'm waiting for the Log book from DVLA
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[alec_h]

I'm guessing about 6% is the 'typical', so to speak, 16 year old rider who's managed to get hold of a moped lawfully or otherwise.

I could be completely wrong though! Just the general impression I get from programs like 'Road Wars' !! awesome program
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[Rowey]

This actually pissed me of quite a bit. The other day I was listening to the radio and there was an advert which said, bike tax evaders will get their bikes confiscated, will face a fine and could even have their bike crushed, then said something shitty like, don't think you can avoid bike tax! Like we're all shifty and trying to avoid it, it makes us appear worse than cars, and we need our own advert aimed at us!

I've always taxed my bike, and will continue to do so, but I don't think it's fair criminalising us, giving us our own advert. There is no reason why the couldn't have just replaced "bike" with "vehicle"
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[Itchy]

yes but next year 2009 the road tax for bikes doubles , apparently
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[karidian]

yep - the government make up the figures as they go along. They make us out to be criminals (a high percentage anyway) and when they are proved wrong or caught out they just pretend it never happened. Lost all faith in the UK government. If i won the lottery tomorrow id emigrate

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[alec_h]

Guy Fawkes was a hero at the end of the day. Why we 'celebrate' his death is beyond me!
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