kevdyas wrote:People might find this article quite typical of the UK Government!
http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/articl ... 61,00.html
Kevin
Nigel wrote:If you drive a larger car you pay more tax by default, as you buy more fuel, we don't need anything aditional.
Nigel wrote:Its all political clap trap, leaving your tv or computer on standby causes more pollution than traffic, industry, airlines ( still no tax on airline fuel).
Nigel wrote:The motorist is just an easy target, and from some of these posts, people are begining to believe the nonsense.
Nigel wrote:Our government sign us up to targets that they can't attain, then spend our money either paying fines for not attaining the targets, or buying other Countries allowances.
Nigel wrote:I'm not keen to be a wrold leader if it is just throwing money away, whilst we still supply "3rd world countries" with old technology.
Nigel wrote:
As for your thoughts on 4 x 4's, just because you can't see the attraction, I fail to see why you want people who can to pay more ( I don't have one, just so you don't think that is the reason for my thinking).
What do you think the extra damage caused by 4 x 4's is ?
Compare a Land Rover Discovery to your people carrier or my BMW 525i.
Nigel wrote: If it uses more fuel ( which I doubt in diesel version compared to my BM), they pay extra anyway, I just can't see this impact you percieve.
Nigel wrote:I can't understand peoples perceptions of larger cars, it smacks of jealousy to me.
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