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Old 31-07-2009, 11:34 AM
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Default Seeing that the idea of taxing your patio went down a storm...

They are now looking into taxing you to park your car in your works car park!

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20090731...x-6323e80.html

What is this fucked up country coming to.....
Old 31-07-2009, 11:43 AM
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Labour will end up taxing the air that we breath !

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Old 31-07-2009, 11:44 AM
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All this shit must be an early 2010 April fools
Old 31-07-2009, 12:01 PM
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they will have a lot more taxing ideas coming in the future

from when you are born you are a money maker for them school education compulsory ?
do you think they give a flying fuck about you its just so you get a good education and you to get a good paying job to make money for them
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Remember that bullshit one they bought in about having to pay to have a radio on at your work place?

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Old 31-07-2009, 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by 1098
Remember that bullshit one they brought in about having to pay to have a radio on at your work place?
Yes, and that still is a law.
Old 31-07-2009, 01:29 PM
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They can fuck right off with that idea! How are they going to check evey car park anyway!?
Old 31-07-2009, 01:31 PM
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I hate the bloody goverment i wish we could get a decent one that actualy thinks about the people in this country.
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Originally Posted by lead_foot
Yes, and that still is a law.
I know
Old 31-07-2009, 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by TDEzzy85
They can fuck right off with that idea! How are they going to check evey car park anyway!?
the company you work for will have to do the paper work for it which, will mean taking on more office staff who will need to drive to work to also pay a parking tax
Old 31-07-2009, 05:14 PM
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Wasn't this first mentioned a few years ago?
Old 31-07-2009, 05:50 PM
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Thats handy, cos where i work i don't use the carpark, so the government can go take a running fucking jump.
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Originally Posted by V8 EsCos
Labour will end up taxing the air that we breath !

Mark
BIG difference between a local authority and central government here mate, dont blame labour for a tax imposed by a CONSERVATIVE local authority... lol
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i don't care, i go by motorbike
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