i had the road tax reminder through the post today,it reminded me i still had a BIKE,not been out on it for age's, also booked it in for the MOT at the end of the month.
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Purely to keep the unemployment figures down in Swansea.
Put a penny per litre on fuel, no extra collection cost, no evading payment and much fairer for those of us with more than 1 bike.
Quote from: ray1151 on March 11, 2020, 08:16:46 AM
Purely to keep the unemployment figures down in Swansea.
Put a penny per litre on fuel, no extra collection cost, no evading payment and much fairer for those of us with more than 1 bike.
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Quote from: ray1151 on March 11, 2020, 08:16:46 AM
Purely to keep the unemployment figures down in Swansea.
Put a penny per litre on fuel, no extra collection cost, no evading payment and much fairer for those of us with more than 1 bike.
Would be nearer 10p per litre, but I still agree 100%. My nipper has just had his through for his Jag. About £400 for 3000 miles a year, whereas his missusdoes 30000 miles a year in an Audi A1 1600 diesel and pays nowt
A bit of a consensus forming here I think.
I pay road tax on all four of my bikes but have never been a skilful enough biker to ride more than one at a time.
My Jaguar XE cost me £465 for the year even though it is one of the most efficent diesel engines around. This because it has a list price of over £40k* and government policy therfore assumes I am a Rich B*st*rd and should have spent my money on a Tesla.
Yes, generate the revenue on fuel (or electricity) and those who use pick up the bill.
*I paid nowhere near that for it as it was a used car and probably no more money than a Nissan Juke brought on a PCP.
And of course hardly any road tax goes to the road!
Indeed ... that is what grips my shit too .. I believe many moons ago there was a different "account" at The treasury but of course now it all goes into one pot ... talking of pots .... pot holes around here are truly awful .. and obviosly dangerous :eek:
+1 on that comment rusty, they seem to outline them with white paint, then if your lucky, i mean very lucky a week later they will fill them in, they are a right hazard,by DRAYTON CROSSING,the junction heading towards OVING,there were a mass of pothole's, they were deep and getting real bad, was bad enough trying to miss them in a car,even worse on a motorbike, they've spent all that money on that death trap of a SMART MOTORWAY,on the M27,scrap that !!!!! & sort those pothole's out. :popcorn:
Never come across potholes in Picos!
Quote from: PRD on March 13, 2020, 01:40:45 PM
Never come across potholes in Picos!
Not sure anyone will get a chance to Pico it this year .... :sad: :sad:
Quote from: Rusty on March 13, 2020, 06:12:57 PM
Not sure anyone will get a chance to Pico it this year .... :sad: :sad:
yes looks that way at mo.
In Mijas right now, 24c and no potholes, going for a ride in the mountains on Monday, clear blue skies, no traffic
Have a great weekend
Conan
Quote from: coman37 on March 13, 2020, 07:14:57 PM
In Mijas right now, 24c and no potholes, going for a ride in the mountains on Monday, clear blue skies, no traffic
Have a great weekend
Conan
:mfr_lol: not jealous at all!
Mijas .?????? ... :eek: :eek: :eek: Another centre of the viral spread !! BUT and there is always a BUT .... I like the temperature numbers !!! :cool: :cool:
Is it not supposed to die out when temps rise.
Quote from: PRD on March 14, 2020, 10:01:49 PM
Is it not supposed to die out when temps rise.
That's my understanding too.........whatever happened to the idea that a "cold spell kills all the bugs"
I'm not so smug now !! Whole area is now on lockdown, all flights home cancelled, awaiting announcement of evacuation flights , don't know when or where to or if will have to be quarantined
Coman
Quote from: coman37 on March 15, 2020, 07:48:46 PM
I'm not so smug now !! Whole area is now on lockdown, all flights home cancelled, awaiting announcement of evacuation flights , don't know when or where to or if will have to be quarantined
Coman
sorry to hear about this. Good luck hopefully you can get back soon.
As above old bean ... hope you manage to get back ok .. things are changing very quickly over here. :yes: