Fuel Petition - Page 10

Topcat · 14th February 2011, 14:50

just signed.............

John Howard · 15th February 2011, 15:45

Just signed up-I can remember when Petrol was 35d a Gallon- OK wages were only £7 a week in 1957-How old am I????

jockey-160 · 17th February 2011, 14:24

just signed as well.

greendriver · 18th February 2011, 18:53

signed & promoted

Freebyrd · 18th February 2011, 22:23

Signed and sent on

COLVERT · 19th February 2011, 21:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Howard

Just signed up-I can remember when Petrol was 35d a Gallon- OK wages were only £7 a week in 1957-How old am I????

You're only a young lad, John. Lol.

Colvert.

sjb1958 · 19th February 2011, 21:36

Just signed and think the government really conned us when we went from gallons to litres many moons ago,it used to be a penny increase on a gallon,but the public have not really questioned this or kicked off about this penny on a litre,which equates to approx 4.5p on a gallon.

Also as diesel is a by product that was around 10p a gallon cheaper,why has it suddenly overtaken the price of petrol ? Has popularity of diesel engines finally backfired.The government had diesel on a lower rate because of its benefits to the country as a more efficient fuel,so to get as many people using it and then slowly increase the duty etc really a pee take..

We know we are conned on everything "car/motorist" related,as motorists are just "cash cows" for a badly governed country,who seem to reward failure with large cash payments(bankers,football managers and politicians take note) but when the only answer is to tax or increase tax/duty it must be a time for the peasants to revolt.

Yes we are screwed every which way,but I have a question to finish my rant off which is...

What is the reason/thought behind the Insurance tax levied on vehicle insurance premiums,and my opinion is why is a tax added to insurance for law abiding motorists,and the morons without insurance get away without paying another tax !!!

Jules · 20th February 2011, 14:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by COLVERT

You're only a young lad, John. Lol.

Colvert.

Most are younger than JamesUK

denis · 20th February 2011, 18:58

Done - about time we strengthened our resolve- 1926 style general strike anybody???

denis · 20th February 2011, 19:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Howard

Just signed up-I can remember when Petrol was 35d a Gallon- OK wages were only £7 a week in 1957-How old am I????

John, When I was an apprentice at Ford's Dagenham in the early 60's I had a minivan and I was putting 4 gallons a week in it for £1. (that's 5 bob a gallon to you young lads or in decimal 25p a gallon and one gallon is 4.54 litres!!!). I was on £11 a week.

15th February 2011, 15:45	#92
John Howard Passed Away Rover 75 Connoisseur SE Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bracknell Posts: 358 Thanks: 319 Thanked 209 Times in 102 Posts	Inflated Fuel Prices Just signed up-I can remember when Petrol was 35d a Gallon- OK wages were only £7 a week in 1957-How old am I???? __________________ John Howard

17th February 2011, 14:24	#93
jockey-160 Avid contributor mg zt 160+ Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: livingston Scotland. Tranent on fridays. Posts: 245 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	just signed as well. __________________ zt 2.5 v6 2001 http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/k...DSCF0860-1.jpg

19th February 2011, 21:36	#97
sjb1958 Newbie Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Richmond Posts: 14 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Fuel duty Just signed and think the government really conned us when we went from gallons to litres many moons ago,it used to be a penny increase on a gallon,but the public have not really questioned this or kicked off about this penny on a litre,which equates to approx 4.5p on a gallon. Also as diesel is a by product that was around 10p a gallon cheaper,why has it suddenly overtaken the price of petrol ? Has popularity of diesel engines finally backfired.The government had diesel on a lower rate because of its benefits to the country as a more efficient fuel,so to get as many people using it and then slowly increase the duty etc really a pee take.. We know we are conned on everything "car/motorist" related,as motorists are just "cash cows" for a badly governed country,who seem to reward failure with large cash payments(bankers,football managers and politicians take note) but when the only answer is to tax or increase tax/duty it must be a time for the peasants to revolt. Yes we are screwed every which way,but I have a question to finish my rant off which is... What is the reason/thought behind the Insurance tax levied on vehicle insurance premiums,and my opinion is why is a tax added to insurance for law abiding motorists,and the morons without insurance get away without paying another tax !!!

14th February 2011, 14:50	#91
Topcat Regular poster Rover 75 Saloon 1.8 Club SE auto Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: birmingham Posts: 32 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	just signed.............

18th February 2011, 18:53	#94
greendriver This is my second home MG ZTT 180 in Poseidon Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Croydon Posts: 3,745 Thanks: 44 Thanked 86 Times in 75 Posts	signed & promoted

18th February 2011, 22:23	#95
Freebyrd Posted a thing or two MG ZT-T Join Date: May 2010 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 1,667 Thanks: 992 Thanked 384 Times in 277 Posts	Signed and sent on

20th February 2011, 18:58	#99
denis Gets stuck in 2004 MG-ZT CDTi 135 Saloon in TROPHY YELLOW + Synergy Two-wow and an Aussy import RAV 4 2.4L Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Folkestone Posts: 784 Thanks: 4 Thanked 30 Times in 22 Posts	Done - about time we strengthened our resolve- 1926 style general strike anybody???