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Daily Mail anti 4x4 article...
Grant:
the press dont half write some tripe...
--- Quote --- new 250g/ km rate would hit a number of school-run favourites, including the BMW X5, Jeep Grand Cherokee and Land Rover Discovery
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the disco does 249, X5 233. only a few big V8 4x4's will be taxed, 95% wont be.
Thrasher:
and 1 in 10 4x4's sold is a V8.......
They do indeed talk tripe.....
Sad world we live in. Hey ho.
marjan:
--- Quote from: "Pike" ---50% diesel 50% asda veg oil,works a treat..... ssssshhhhush!!!! dont tell the taxman
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Now you know why we call him BK for short, cos when you follow him it smells like the extract fan on a Burger joint!.
BRO:
--- Quote from: "sparkes" ---The logic behind this is the worst I have ever seen
1, chelsea tractors are a problem
2, chelsea tractors are a status symbol
3, lets tax all 4x4's higher to get at the chelsea tractors
4, chelsea tractors are now more expensive to use
5, chelsea tractors are now MORE of a status symbol because they show you have more money
6, More chelsea tractors sold
The logic just does not work. But our government is intelligent (I know, but they should be!) so all I can see is that they are:
1, making the green lot happy thus getting their vote
2, see the chance to tax us even more
3, Have no real life experience.
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I agree... If you've got money another £40 a year is peanuts! - What 1/2 a tank of fuel... Thats hardly going to stop anyone who wants a 4x4 as a pose machine.
It may affect people who want to run one for other purposes, towing, 7 seats, where non-metalled lane access is required. A lot of families run older 4x4s for their practicality - £40 a year extra is a bit different on a £1500 machine compared to a £50,000 machine!
clips:
not wholey related, but...
i would object less to the tax rises across the board if the government appeared to use it more effectivly! A bit old school, but are we still paying the up keep on that millenium dome disaster, while at least 55 NHS trusts are massivly overspent. We're apparently at £17m at my place
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