Kristi, ...Are your roads any better since they started the tax disc?...
Well, since it was introduced in 1910, I think you have to say that roads have improved since then! The history of recent investment is not quite so rosy. The activities of a tiny number of unwashed militant tree-huggers have given the government the wonderful opportunity to cancel all sorts of essential road schemes and repairs, and say that it is an "environmental" move and we should all be happy and grateful to them. They've even suggested that not spending money on roads actually IMPROVES our transport, on the spurious basis that making car travel more unpleasant will make public transport look like not such an grotesque alternative. Just found a site on the history of driving in the UK. Some interesting facts: - Petrol tax was introduced in 1909, at 1.5p/gallon (now something like #2.70/gall including VAT) - Tax disc initially #2-10 for vehicles up to 6.5hp, #42 for 60hp - Tax increased to #1 per hp in 1921, BUT petrol tax abandoned at the same time! Richard & Daffy ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Important Notice: The information in this email is confidential and may be legally-privileged. If you have reason to believe you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it is prohibited and may be unlawful and you are requested to contact the sender urgently and dispose of this email -----------------------------------------------------------exp. /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
