?200 a day to drive in London?

[Jack]

"the best way to reduce pollution" (http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/67138/pound200_a_day_to_drive_in_city.html)

How long til they realise this could be a rather tasty cash cow and enlarge the scope to include ALL vehicles over 8 years old :roll:

[edit]"backed by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT)" - oh thats convenient. Not like they see it as an ideal opportunity to shift a load of cheap, new cars then...

[bump]

Humm.. It wouldn't suprise me if they did, but it wouldn't reduce pollution due to the excess of unnecessary (sp?) scrapped vehicles.

[Welsh Dan]

As long as it stays in London its fine by me, as cheap a stunt as it may be.

[Dar]

What a load of ****e - Why don't they go the whole hog and say that cars over 8 years old cannot be driven on the roads. That would also cut polution.

Thats like saying haha you can't afford a new car. nee naa nurrr, so you can't drive in london because your car is too crappy. But we will let you if you line our pockets.

[db_1.2]

Lol Low Emission Zone (LEZ) lol ''you are now entering a LEZ!'' soz :D

[Jack]

^ Was wondering when someone would say that :roll: lol

IMO the government are just using "pollution" laws and regulations as an excuse to up the taxes and rape the poor old motorist for even more money. When will they actually to make a start on industrial pollution for example? Why has the USA FROZEN tax on petrol whilst our government keeps duty and tax high in an attempt to stop us from using our cars? If they want us to use public transport, why is it so crap?

http://www.celica-club.info/forum/images/smiles/furious.gif

/rant

[Stuart]

"lets tax you out of your car so you have to use pubelick transport.... or get a job near where you live, oh but weve caused the house prices to rise so for you to live where its cheap you have to drive 50 miles to get a good paying job.. oops, and to travel that 50 miles would take best part of 3 horus and not get you close enough on pubelick transport"


genius

[Jack]

We need...



THE JAPANESE!

http://www.traveladdicts.connectfree.co.uk/Japan/Images/Hikari_bullet_train_arriving.jpg

Say what you like about the Japs and their cars, society, weird eyes lmao - but at least you must admit they have a spot on public transport system.

[Lee]

We need...



THE JAPANESE!

http://www.traveladdicts.connectfree.co.uk/Japan/Images/Hikari_bullet_train_arriving.jpg

Say what you like about the Japs and their cars, society, weird eyes lmao - but at least you must admit they have a spot on public transport system.

They have to lol, their roads are constantly like the M25 at half past 5!

And theyre not taxing us heavily on cars because they want us to leave them at home, theyre taxing us heavily because they know we cant!

[orange_andy]

makes you wonder why we live in england, when you got america and australia more than 70% of petrol and car cost, you got kids in aus driving around in crazy cars, people in amerca driving mad cars, everyone has a 5mph HUMMER, and get your self a nice 4 bedroom VILLA 5mile from disney land with a pool and security, we get a banged up 1bed half a toilet apartment here, MAD MAD MAD COUNTRY!!!

[Jack]

And theyre not taxing us heavily on cars because they want us to leave them at home, theyre taxing us heavily because they know we cant!
True.... at least its what they tell us anyway. Any decent economist will tell you its really all about price elasticity!

[Philsutton]

ahh for ****s sake when i get some free time im going to write a letter to the government about other changes happening. Getting seriously pissed off with the country/planet being run by stupid people.
Gay men help spread AIDs but do you think they will make the homos pay a higher tax to cover the medical costs they have helped increase through the spread of the disease........................ no of course not.

[Jack]

lmfao, "Gay Tax" lol

[Lee]

You cant call it that, because all taxes are Gay one way or another lol

Maybe 'Fudge' tax or 'Turd Burgling' tax?

[Stuart]

"lee tax"

[Dar]

Chocolate Starfish Surfer Tax or CSS Tax for short- Has kind of a cool ring to it.