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nick nick · 23rd February 2011, 10:51

Ive always thought it was more profitable for the government
to keep road tax and fuel seperate because if they were together
how could they justify putting £10 or £20 on a ltr of fuel which is what
any increase in road tax would be.

This was done to council tenants some years ago everything used to be in
with their rent water rates & general rates which when increased
people would moan the rent has gone up but now they have separated
them from the rent people will moan the water rates have gone up or
the rent has gone up and the council tax has gone up and they all increase
by the same percentage so you end up paying 3 times what you would
of done had they all been incorporated in the one amount.

Well thats my little moan for the day

geofftl1000r · 24th February 2011, 21:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by BarryH

I have always said that road tax should be abolished and an appropriate amount added to fuel prices.Then if you use more,you pay more.

I think, what is it now, 400%? tax is more then enough. Please don't encourage higher fuel prices.

Better to encourage some of that money to be spent on the actual roads...

thomas 75 connie · 24th February 2011, 21:57

Have you seen the way they word it now it's not called tax it's called vehicle excise duty so they don't have to spend it on repairing the roads etc. But when you want the ved back the form says vehicle tax. So they say it's one thing to suit them then another when you want the money back.

23rd February 2011, 10:51	#21
nick nick Retired R75 CDTI SE ( N80 UTD ) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Gateshead Posts: 2,256 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Ive always thought it was more profitable for the government to keep road tax and fuel seperate because if they were together how could they justify putting £10 or £20 on a ltr of fuel which is what any increase in road tax would be. This was done to council tenants some years ago everything used to be in with their rent water rates & general rates which when increased people would moan the rent has gone up but now they have separated them from the rent people will moan the water rates have gone up or the rent has gone up and the council tax has gone up and they all increase by the same percentage so you end up paying 3 times what you would of done had they all been incorporated in the one amount. Well thats my little moan for the day Last edited by nick nick; 24th February 2011 at 06:58..

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thomas 75 connie This is my second home Rover 75 launch car x2, Rover 800 Vitesse Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Plymouth Devon Posts: 8,463 Thanks: 1,115 Thanked 1,083 Times in 653 Posts	Have you seen the way they word it now it's not called tax it's called vehicle excise duty so they don't have to spend it on repairing the roads etc. But when you want the ved back the form says vehicle tax. So they say it's one thing to suit them then another when you want the money back.