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So I taxed the car today

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  • #202
    awec
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  • #203
    Idbatterim
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    if they put it on fuel, Id say there would be a large drop in the amount of fuel purchased, people would be more likely to walk for short journeys, car pool, downsize car, avoid unnecessary journeys even more so, go electric, switch to lpg etc... And why is this? because people would be feeling the would be getting one over on the government, doing them out of tax, kind of similar to the person spending 40-50k a few years ago on the 520d to get the low tax... you would also then have the people close to border currently fuelling in south, fuelling up north and those just south of the border, topping up up north. Might also lead to resurgence of border shopping again...


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    awec
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  • #205
    Bigus
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    There was somebody on boards pulled up because the APNR couldn't read his plate and it must have beeped at the Garda, I remember now it was German style numbers.
    The muck might work alright so.


  • #206
    Idbatterim
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    I also reckon quite a few people paying highish tax, drive quite a bit more than they need to, just to justify the high tax...


  • #207
    galwaytt
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    Bigus wrote: »
    There was somebody on boards pulled up because the APNR couldn't read his plate and it must have beeped at the Garda, I remember now it was German style numbers.
    The muck might work alright so.

    True. But muck is a moveable feast.

    "....twas clean when I left home your honour, roads very dirty at this time of year...." :)

    Ode To The Motorist

    “And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road” 



  • #208
    galwaytt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,794 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    Idbatterim wrote: »
    I also reckon quite a few people paying highish tax, drive quite a bit more than they need to, just to justify the high tax...

    mmmm.

    There is something about having a car outside your door where the 'meter' is running on it, even if you DON'T use it. For a 3 litre car, it would be €4.50 a day. Every day. All year round. Very hard to ignore that tbh.

    Ode To The Motorist

    “And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road” 



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