On 3 Apr 2007, at 07:03, Will Chapman wrote: > Andy Greener wrote: >> On 2 Apr 2007, at 14:32, Susan Burchett wrote: >> >>> On the other hand if hire boats are using red there will be no >>> reason for >> >> the lot as commercial operators. You and I will have to agree some >> notional apportionment in advance (or be told what is "acceptable"). >> More paperwork, more bureaucracy - result: happy bureaucrats. >> > > And probably more of them which will cost more than the > additional revenue brought in by the switch from red diesel....
Quite possibly - but it will not be seen as a revenue-raising initiative. Rather, it is a compliance (with EU law) issue, and there's nothing worse than being a non-compliant bureaucrat, so they'll spend what it takes. It's a mad world, but it's the one we live in... -- Andy Greener n.b. Whisper Pangbourne, UK http://www.nb-whisper.com "Standards are an endurance sport."
