Re: Let's do our bit for the good ol' british bobby


"gazzafield" wrote in message
> On Wed, 07 Sep 2005 08:29:37 +0000, Ian wrote:
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>> Don't worry, the government will never do any thing that discourages the
>> proliferation of cars. They are too reliant on taxing cars to do any
>> thing
>> else. On street parking is a boon to them as you can't SORN a car and
>> park
>> it on the road, so you have to pay VED, insurance tax or lose the
>> vehicle.
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>
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> Really? This is one of the most anti-car governments we have ever had.
> They will tax and tax and tax again and the car at the moment is a good
> target. When that falls out of favour be careful of what they tax next.

They aren't anti-car. They just sound like they are so that they can
continue to increase motoring taxes whilst telling you it is for your own
good. If you want to find out how different things have been taxed over the
years there is a good museum in Liverpool dedicated to the tax man.

Ian


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