Do you think eh UK government treat the motorist as a cash machine?

Question

Fuel duty TAX

VAT TAX on the TAX

Road fund licence TAX

Congestion charge TAX.

leave me alone Gordon.

Answer 1

yes they are shafting us left right and centre.we need a public revolt.all your points are correct.we should all stand and agree one day a week britains dont drive,so come on folks lets set that day.

Answer 2

Vat on buying the car

Parking fines for trivial matters speeding fines. in fact any fine they can think of too rip you

One top cop said this morning driving your car was a privilege not a right. PLONKER

Commit rape, murder, paedophilia, burglary, knife someone you have a good chance of getting away. Do 31 MPH and you know your nicked

CCTV sometimes cannot recognise villains because of quality. The speed cameras though can see down your throat and recognise the curly wurly you ate when you were 9

Answer 3

Welcome to Stasiland.

Answer 4

Sorry to answer this with another question, but what's going to happen if we all buy tiddly little 1.0 litre cars which get £35/year tax and 60+mpg? What are this despicable government going to do for money then?

Answer 5

Pretty much any government and police force use drivers as a cash cow.  Seatbelt laws were passed mainly as a source of increased revenue.

Answer 6

....and they are slowly taking our freedom of choice....e.g smoking ban

Answer 7

Don't tell me - it proper does my swede! I'm just glad the congestion charge don't affect me but give it time, it will probably be in every city soon!

Answer 8

NO definitely no no no but they do use them as milking cows milking cows milking cows

Answer 9

The motorist is and always has been an easy target.

Answer 10

Why just the motorist ? do take your point though. but it truly is rip off britain for everybody. unless you are a parasitic MP or local councillor.

Answer 11

Years ago it was called " Highway Robbery " Now it's plain Robbery (With k***s on)

Answer 12

they most certainly do if we all dident have cars they would have to tax us on something else like energy ( to late done that) this realy is hard times for the government just about everything is taxed the poor sods have nothing left to tax us on. ive got about 8 pints of blood in me maybe they could tax me on that  . this is a good one you pay taxes on your wages manage to put a bit away the banktaxes you you curl your toes up the government taxes the relatives for what you get in the will

Answer 13

well they do.we all drive ,well i now the bus.i have saved a lot of money by not filling up the car.

Answer 14

Many Socialist government treats their citizen as cash cow. UK government is no exception.

But that's no better than government in USA.  We get taxes and receive nothing in return.

Good Luck...

Answer 15

Somebody has to pay for gordons flight to Japan to gorge himself stupid, whilst ordering the rest of us not to eat.

Answer 16

they used to at least let classic cars have free tax, then they stopped it. only pre-73 now