> I think abot 1/4 of the money raised is spent directly on > road work.
and thereby making ordinary drivers subsidise the road transport industry. The cost for ordinary drivers would be massively reduced if the lorry industry paid for the damage it does to the roads and pavements, but they are feather-bedded and cossetted almost as much as farmers and the road-building industry itself. Put it all on the railways and back on the canals, that's what I say! -- Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of mike wilson > Sent: 19 January 2008 10:08 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Ford claims ownership of images > > > > > > From: David Mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: 2008/01/19 Sat AM 05:08:33 GMT > > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: Ford claims ownership of images > > > > On Jan 18, 2008, at 10:32 PM, mike wilson wrote: > > > > > However, road tax is now based on emissions, so my wife's 1.4 > > > diesel costs £35 per year compared to my 1.8 at (whimper) £180. > > > > Would the gov't pay you to ride a bike? > > At present, that would be a non-starter due to potential > healthcare cost issues. 8-) > > > > > It sounds to me like they're absolutely creaming it. > Someone should > > write a letter to the editor. > > I think abot 1/4 of the money raised is spent directly on > road work. As many people pay more than five times as much > per annum for fuel and at least the same amount as the tax > for servicing, it's not seen as an excessive cost. > > > ----------------------------------------- > Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email > Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly > above and follow the directions. > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
