LondonLax Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 9 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: Not sure what you mean i pay road tax? I hope you got a receipt. The UK scrapped road tax in 1937 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid4ever Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 Sir Gavin Williamson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 Dem pays road tax for the car he drives to watch us in the Premiership while he eats a Marathon bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 15 minutes ago, LondonLax said: I hope you got a receipt. The UK scrapped road tax in 1937 You must be thinking of something else as everyone taxes their cars unless your on lease/newer cars where you usually dont pay for 3 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 Just now, Davkaus said: Dem pays road tax for the car he drives to watch us in the Premiership while he eats a Marathon bar. Im more a wispa guy myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted October 25, 2022 Author Moderator Share Posted October 25, 2022 24 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: Not sure what you mean i pay road tax? You pay vehicle excise duty, calculated by how much pollution your car emits. Bicycles don’t emit pollution, they don’t wear out roads, they don’t burn fossil fuels, they don’t emit particulates into the atmosphere that kill people, they do give an active benefit to health and exercise. Many cyclists also own cars and pay vehicle excise duty on those cars. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 Who is Steve Barclay and is he any good for Health Secretary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 3 minutes ago, blandy said: You pay vehicle excise duty, calculated by how much pollution your car emits. Bicycles don’t emit pollution, they don’t wear out roads, they don’t burn fossil fuels, they don’t emit particulates into the atmosphere that kill people, they do give an active benefit to health and exercise. Many cyclists also own cars and pay vehicle excise duty on those cars. The pollution aspect is just a reason to get more money out if us then. If its measured by pollution why with most new vehicles you pay no tax/duty but then you pay it after three years? Its still the same vehicle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: The pollution aspect is just a reason to get more money out if us then. If its measured by pollution why with most new vehicles you pay no tax/duty but then you pay it after three years? Its still the same vehicle! You may be getting it mixed up with MOTs. If the emissions are low enough, (pre 2017) you will not pay duty. 3 years does not come into it. Edited October 25, 2022 by Seat68 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markavfc40 Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 (edited) 13 minutes ago, ender4 said: Who is Steve Barclay and is he any good for Health Secretary. He has already been health secretary for two months between July and September. As for is he any good, he is a Tory and will continue to do what they have done to health and social care for the last 12 years - destroy it. Edited October 25, 2022 by markavfc40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sidcow Posted October 25, 2022 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted October 25, 2022 5 hours ago, bickster said: 4th or 5th Education Secretary this year too They'll never learn. 4 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Genie Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 (edited) On 20/10/2022 at 13:06, HKP90 said: Got to disagree with you there. Saw a piece the other day which explained the various reactions in media around the world to the current circumstances. No one cares. This week in Germany Translation: "The Banana Island How the British make themselves the laughing stock of Europe." There was a piss taking from a Dutch newspaper on Sunday too Edited October 25, 2022 by Genie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 26 minutes ago, Mark Albrighton said: Pretty disgusting to take the piss like this, when it's on the record she suffers from dyslexia. Keeps reaching for water and ends up necking whiskey. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 26 minutes ago, Genie said: This week in Germany That's pretty much it. Ushered in by a gullible and dimwitted electorate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted October 26, 2022 Moderator Share Posted October 26, 2022 10 hours ago, blandy said: You pay vehicle excise duty, calculated by how much pollution your car emits. Bicycles don’t emit pollution, they don’t wear out roads, they don’t burn fossil fuels, they don’t emit particulates into the atmosphere that kill people, they do give an active benefit to health and exercise. Many cyclists also own cars and pay vehicle excise duty on those cars. Bicycles have tyres don't they? Particulate pollution is much worse from tyres than exhausts newish research has found (tye pollution in cars can be 1000 times greater than exhaust emissions!) It won't be as much as cars obviously but the idea that bikes don't cause particulate pollution isn't true 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amsterdam_Neil_D Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 24 minutes ago, bickster said: Particulate pollution is much worse from tyres than exhausts Its a mad thing to read at first but it's true. Trucks and buses must be nightmare for this as they have loads of wheels. This is one part of the Electric car solution that still needs to be looked at. I always wonder why freight doesn't travel by rail, its got to be the best bet for the environment (Steel wheels)? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 10 hours ago, Seat68 said: You may be getting it mixed up with MOTs. If the emissions are low enough, (pre 2017) you will not pay duty. 3 years does not come into it. Im not getting mixed up with MOT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted October 26, 2022 Moderator Share Posted October 26, 2022 Whilst everyone was focussed on the cabinet merry go round, elsewhere party unity was going really well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 27 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: Im not getting mixed up with MOT! That looks suspiciously like the blurb from a car leasing company and not the government. Cars manufactured pre 2017 pay different levels of road tax, dependant on the emissions it can be zero. Cars manufactured after 2017 pay different rates. https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax-rate-tables/rates-for-cars-registered-on-or-after-1-march-2001 A 2016 VW Up will cost 20 quid tax, where as a 2016 Octavia is freetax, I think. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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