Paying enough tax yet?

[Steve_Bentley]

Article in FT Jan 2: Motoring taxes for 2002 will total £45bn, equivalent to the total cost of the NHS for 1999. £22.6bn is fuel duty of the total. Outrageous.

http://search.ft.com/search/article...toring+taxes&vsc_appId=totalSearch&state=Form

 

[DepSol]

What is Tax on Fuel??? ;-)

Dom

Merry xmas and a happy new year

 

[LeytonC]

Yes, Yes i am

aaaaahhhhh, Damn CI.

I will be joing ASAP

LOL


Leyton.


Thanks

Leyton
(River Severn / Bristol Channel)

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

Its always amazes me why the Great British Public puts up with the highest motoring taxes in Europe in return for the miniscule amount that is actually spent on roads or transport in general for that matter and constant persecution by Plod in the form of cash generating speed cameras. Doubtless, some politico will say that, if it wasnt for high motoring taxes, we'd all be paying more income tax but, I for one, dont understand why I should subsidise somebody else's income tax bill just because I'm unfortunate enough to need to drive a car
I could go on but I wont

 

[Caronia]

Should pay more tax in my opinion, after all, where else in the world can you park at will on the pavement, endanger others by profligate speeding and ignoring all road traffic signals, pollute the atmosphere, deafen everyone by the constant deafening drone of traffic noise, knock down cyclists whilst they are on the cycle path and generally make others life hell .. cheap in my book, put up the taxes, by the way the figure quoted is provided by the AA, well known for their independence in these matters.

 

[paulineb]

Shouldn't cyclists also pay road tax as a lot of the roads now have a cycle lane - paid for by motorists ?

Pxx

 

[Caronia]

Err no .. cycle paths are paid for by the taxpayer, not by the motorist. Perhaps pedestrians should pay road tax too, they use the roads after all.

 

[byron]

Should pay more tax in my opinion, after all, where else in the world can you park at will on the pavement, endanger others by profligate speeding and ignoring all road traffic signals, pollute the atmosphere, deafen everyone by the
constant deafening drone of traffic noise, knock down cyclists whilst they are on the cycle path and generally make others life hell

Blimey! Where was I? I missed all the above, never saw it in the papers either.

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[paulineb]

Pedestrians use the pavement not the road. If the taxpayers pay for the roads (which I'm still doubful about), then motorists are being hit twice. Why shouldn't cyclists be hit twice? If you want more tax to help lessen traffic congestion, surely ALL road users should contribute.

Pxx

 

[david_e]

No

No - I wish I paid at least a 1,000 times more tax than I do now.

Income, Motoring, Fuel, VAT or any tax.

 

[oldgit]

Re:Innit great at the moment

All the kids on hols.ie all them B****y 4x4 driving mums are not clogging up roads(and pavements).I can get to work in half the time it normally takes.Ban Wimmin drivers traffic problem solved...............Starts to run for cover.....puff..... pant.......

NV.

 

[tr7v8]

The first 3 and knocking cyclists off anywhere, being offences which they are rightly prosecuted for. I think you'll find most pollution and noise comes from the heavy trucks.
How many cyclists follow the highway code as to lighting and road traffic regulations? Oh and because they have no registration marks and no insurance they are impossible to trace and prosecute.
Cyclists do use the road and do pay PAYE type taxes, motorists pay the above plus various punative road taxes QED Cyclists SHOULD pay road tax and be registered and required to have insurance, so when they ride like prats and knock pedestrians down they can at least be traced.
PS. Used to work in London St. James's used to see at least one near miss a day from cyclists on pavements or riding down St James's against the flow of traffic and saw one injury accident caused from same.

Jim
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[paulineb]

Re:Innit great at the moment

you haven't thought this through have you? if you ban woman drivers, who will drive pissed blokes home from the pub ?

Pxx

 

[DepSol]

Re:Innit great at the moment

Jim Davidson ;-)

Dom

Merry xmas and a happy new year

 

[ballena]

If we are going to tax pedestrians and cyclists, why dont we tax sailing boats as they spend more time at sea(on account of their inability to get anywhere fast) and they buy so little fuel.

V8's rule!

 

[Steve_Bentley]

I don't think we're going to change our opinions on this so briefly just to lodge my objections;-

1) Some people do bad things with their cars so all drivers should pay more tax? Don't like the logic behind that.

2) Where else in the world can you do these things? Have you been to Delhi or Rome or Paris? Of course they happen in most cities in the world. If people choose to do bad things with their cars you can educate them against it but you can't physically stop them. Taxing them is irrelevent: it doesn't make them better drivers.

3) Polluting the environment- if the government wanted to reduce this they could choose to take positive steps eg ban the sale of new cars doing under say 25mpg unless for a genuine need (eg farmers or tow-car 4x4's). Cat-exhuasts were a step in the right direction but apart from that they're just happy to collect the revenues and not genuinely interested on reducing pollution or our (indirect) dependence on 'difficult' oil-producing countries like Iraq.

4) AA? If you're right the FT is very naughty to not quote the source. Independence? They could have a 20% error and I'd still be outraged.

etc. Have a nice weekend everyone!

 

[longjohnsilver]

Re:Innit great at the moment

I cycle back from the pub!!

 

[paulineb]

Re:Innit great at the moment

Do you wear cycle clips ?

Pxx

 

[longjohnsilver]

Re:Innit great at the moment

Nah, just shorts!

 

[paulineb]

Re:Innit great at the moment

lycra?

Pxx