The rising cost of road tax.

[PerryGunn]

Cyclists should be taxed too.

Like the rest of the population they are. :wink: If you mean VED they would be classed in Band A which would be zero.

Depends if you measure the amount of CO2 in fermented lentil farts... that'd put a lot of them in band K

Even if they're not taxed, there should be compulsory insurance and any cyclists caught ignoring red lights, cycling the wrong way down one-way streets or cycling on the pavement (over the age of say, 14) should have their balls^H^H^H^H^H bikes crushed...

 

[Bing]

I bet that if it was mandated that cyclists had insurance then in areas of high cyclism you'd see vehicle insurance premiums rise...

 

[buzyg]

£490 a year to sit behind the wheel of a Z4MR is worth every penny.

Thing that hurt, when I bought mine was paying to have a new tracker fitted, plus life of ownership subscription. That was best part of £850. But happily a one off.

 

[Dangerous-Dave]

Yep, taxed my ///M today. Woman at the post office didn't even lube up

 

[Stuart Truman]

Eww, dry humped by the counter clerk

 

[ewwimbledon]

Cyclists should be taxed too.

Like the rest of the population they are. :wink: If you mean VED they would be classed in Band A which would be zero.

Clearly I meant road tax or whatever it's called these days - see title to thread.

 

[Quadracer]

Cyclists should be taxed too. This weekend due to Ride London all the roads around us are closed so we can't use the car. They've spent a fortune in London and Surrey repairing small potholes for this race.

Not happy with it. And people who take fold up bikes on trains should pay extra too.

Never heard anything so ridiculous. I pay a lot more tax than the average and enjoy a bike ride to chill out. You want me taxed on that too. They've just repaired some of the pavements around our village. We should have a tax on shoes for pedestrians as well

 

[Lillywhite]

Cyclists should be taxed too.

Like the rest of the population they are. :wink: If you mean VED they would be classed in Band A which would be zero.

Clearly I meant road tax or whatever it's called these days - see title to thread.

And the point I'm making is that they would be categorised in Band A, along with low emission cars, electric cars etc. which is £0. Everyone who pays any sort of 'tax' pays for road construction and road maintenance. I think it's brilliant that they have repaired all the potholes etc in readiness for the thousands that will enjoy Sunday's event. The road surface will then be in top nick for all motorised vehicles who probably caused all the damage in the first place. :wink:

 

[ewwimbledon]

Cyclists should be taxed too. This weekend due to Ride London all the roads around us are closed so we can't use the car. They've spent a fortune in London and Surrey repairing small potholes for this race.

Not happy with it. And people who take fold up bikes on trains should pay extra too.

Never heard anything so ridiculous. I pay a lot more tax than the average and enjoy a bike ride to chill out. You want me taxed on that too. They've just repaired some of the pavements around our village. We should have a tax on shoes for pedestrians as well

They could reduce tax on cars as a result so it would net off for you.

 

[ewwimbledon]

Like the rest of the population they are. :wink: If you mean VED they would be classed in Band A which would be zero.

Clearly I meant road tax or whatever it's called these days - see title to thread.

And the point I'm making is that they would be categorised in Band A, along with low emission cars, electric cars etc. which is £0. Everyone who pays any sort of 'tax' pays for road construction and road maintenance. I think it's brilliant that they have repaired all the potholes etc in readiness for the thousands that will enjoy Sunday's event. The road surface will then be in top nick for all motorised vehicles who probably caused all the damage in the first place. :wink:

I don't mind them cycling around but closing off the roads so that we can't go anywhere on Sunday by car from 7am til 7 pm is pretty annoying.

 

[Lillywhite]

It not a tax on cars, it's a tax on emissions, that's why M drivers pay £490 a year and I only pay £220 a year for each of my two vehicles.

http://ipayroadtax.com/

 

[Bing]

Nope. It is a tax on vehicles, the amount payable being based on the level of emissions from said vehicles. And you could argue it has had a positive impact on the future environment given how hard car manufacturers are working to reduce emissions... Which means we all pay less VED on newer cars. I wonder what band an ///M e89 would be though ? Probably the same...

 

[buzyg]

Eww, dry humped by the counter clerk

 

[ewwimbledon]

It not a tax on cars, it's a tax on emissions, that's why M drivers pay £490 a year and I only pay £220 a year for each of my two vehicles.

http://ipayroadtax.com/

There should be a Lycra tax.

 

[Lillywhite]

There should be a Lycra tax.

There already is, 20% VAT, and this revenue goes directly into the Government coffers which funds road maintenance. :wink: