lets hope this is not true(please read)

[santana007]

If you own a car or bike read on...
Importance: High

Over 71,000 signatures according to this morning's "Today" programme and a lot more people are signing this than the petitions to halt ID cards and to reverse the hunting ban. This hits the General Public in the pocket. Politicians only seem to take notice when their cushy Parliamentary Seats are at risk.

Sign and pass it on. It only takes a minute.

The government's proposal to introduce road pricing will mean you having to
Purchase a tracking device for your car and paying a monthly bill to use it.
The tracking device will cost about £200 and in a recent study by the BBC,
The lowest monthly bill was £28 for a rural florist and £194 for a delivery
Driver.
A non working Mum who used the car to take the kids to school paid £86 in
One month.
On top of this massive increase in tax, you will be tracked. Somebody will
Know where you are at all times. They will also know how fast you have been
Going, so even if you accidentally creep over a speed limit you can expect a
NIP with your monthly bill.
If you care about our freedoms and stopping the constant bashing of the car
Driver, please sign the petition on No 10's new website

....http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/traveltax/ (http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/traveltax/)

Please pass this on to anyone who owns a car/motorcycle. It affects them.

[goodier100]

rail fares went up so government counter strikes with higher charges for motorist to make them still use the public transport
what a fantastic country we live in, its getting bloody stupid now

[madhouse28]

I dont think they wont do it, you know why? They wont cut off their nose to spite the face.

They KNOW smoking and drinking kills thousands of people in the UK each year and cost the health service billions! yet they wont ban tobacco for the good of the people (dont want a flaim war here peeps) because they get so much revenue in on tobacco and booze they wouldn't want to loose it. They also get so much tax from the motorist in road fund tax, fines, even insurance tax that if they were to force the motorist off the road where would money come from? I read somewhere that over 85% of the cost of fuel is tax! That brass goes straight to the government.

what a fantastic country we live in.............. yeah your so right M8, I'm starting to think of retiring abroad somewhat earlier than I had planned.

[santana007]

I read somewhere that over 85% of the cost of fuel is tax! That brass goes straight to the government.

what a fantastic country we live in.............. yeah your so right M8, I'm starting to think of retiring abroad somewhat earlier than I had planned.

it is around 85% m8 , i would love to get out of this bloody country , can`t understand why it`s called Britain anymore let alone great. we have always been a dumping ground for radio active waste and other crap , now if there is a murderer or rapist that some country no longer wants they send them here as well. what a shit hole

santana007

[puffpastry69]

i'm only knackered if they tax palm sunday, sat, mon, tue (twice) etc...:biggrin

Tax the rich a bit more and leave us poor b'stards alone

[santana007]

i'm only knackered if they tax palm sunday, sat, mon, tue (twice) etc...:biggrin

Tax the rich a bit more and leave us poor b'stards alone


i don`t work pp m8 and i still get taxed , cloths , food petrol ect . i should have a card that gives me back my vat, just hand it over at the counter :ok

might start a petition for househusbands :biggrin

[ImCal]

what a fantastic country we live in.............. yeah your so right M8, I'm starting to think of retiring abroad somewhat earlier than I had planned.

I got my place last year, was intentially going to live there full time, but family members and pets are making it awkward, however my place is paid for and going up in value as i type so if i were you get in....now before its too late.

[ImCal]

(From ITN)

A 87.8P litre of fuel

the cost of the fuel 20.07p
the rest is tax and vat

[jakeuk]

if i were you get in....now before its too late.

apparently india is up n coming in the foriegn house scene..a couple of peeps i know own second homes there & actually pay staff a small amount of pence to live in & look after the properties while over here:wink: