PAY AS YA GO DRIVING !!!!!
06-06-2005, 10:48 PM
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Originally Posted by b19bal
but it sorts us lazy lot out with checking the MOT is up to date etc.
not everyoe can car share though...my mum and dad both drive around for their jobs, in completely different places
if its 2 miles buy a bike, cars are not a needed form of transport, if the car breaks down do any of you call in sick till its repaired ????
the problem, is the country is over croweded, they need to control the over crowding first imo as thats not helping
But it's not practical for everyone. I meant my mum and dad both have jobs which involve driving a lot all day every day, and it would be almost impossible for them to minimise their driving any more!
07-06-2005, 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by The Knife
Putting the tax on fuel is a simple way to make those doing the most miles pay more
The more miles you do the more damage to the roads, the more gases into the atmosphere n all that.
Why should Uncle Albert who drives his Shitty Micra 2 miles a week pay the same road tax as G ere who does 50k+ miles a year in his Ethnic Avensis
07-06-2005, 11:13 PM
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It is a good thing, but it doesn't differentiate between the congestion caused by 1000 cars trying to get into a city centre at the same time.
Somebody doing 10,0000 miles a year on quiet roads at 2 in the morning is less of a problem than someone doing the same mileage in rush-hour traffic getting into or out of Edinburgh, London, Liverpool, etc. but Duty would be the same for both, apart from the marginal impact of poorer fuel consumtion when stuck in a jam.
I REALLY don't like the idea of the Government or anyone else knowing where I went, how long I stayed, or what speed I got there at, so tolls is the best compromise and can easily be varied according to the time of day.
Somebody doing 10,0000 miles a year on quiet roads at 2 in the morning is less of a problem than someone doing the same mileage in rush-hour traffic getting into or out of Edinburgh, London, Liverpool, etc. but Duty would be the same for both, apart from the marginal impact of poorer fuel consumtion when stuck in a jam.
I REALLY don't like the idea of the Government or anyone else knowing where I went, how long I stayed, or what speed I got there at, so tolls is the best compromise and can easily be varied according to the time of day.
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