it does make sence tho...
if 5 people going to roughly the same place get in the same car, and each pay £1, then it'll decrease congestion and pollution at hardly any cost to the public
i don't understand why people can't see that!
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Fri 21 Feb 2003, 20:47,
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i don't understand why people can't see that!
i disagree
not with the charge in principle, but it is a regressive tax, hits the poor harder. I belive to be fair(er) it should be charged per litre vehicle - i'll argue with anyone who says mums in SUVs aren't the bane of many congested areas.
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Fri 21 Feb 2003, 20:49,
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edited in fear of the apostrophe police
And
peak time travel on other transport tends to cost more, why not cars? But then again I'm a carless city centre dweller hundereds of miles north.
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Fri 21 Feb 2003, 20:50,
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maybe
and you can call me daft on this one....maybe its because after paying the road tax,mot and a rather hefty tax on petrol that they feel just a little fed up of being asked to use roads they have already been asked to fork up 3 times for already....
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Fri 21 Feb 2003, 20:50,
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pedant...
MOT is a test of the road worthiness of your car, not a tax as such. Although you do have to pay for the test once a year.
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Fri 21 Feb 2003, 20:52,
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Okay
maybe i`m not 100% right about the mot but if ya gonna charge people to use the roads its either tolls or road tax..not both thats just being greedy....
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