UK Drivers. Cost Of Motoring?

Question

Do you think Brown is exploiting motorists for easy revenue?

75 pence out of every litre of petrol is tax.

There is talk of fuel costing £2 a litre by Christmas and the average car will cost £100 pound to fill.

The roads of Britain are the logistic life blood that keeps the economy working. Deliveries, transport and professional trades need to increase their prices just to earn a liveable wage. Food prices, electricity, gas and water have rocketed and you couldn't even drown your sorrows at £4 a pint.

When will those MP's take real steps to aid the people?

Afterall, it is your taxes that pay their wages and the voters are not being listened to, which isn't right in a democracy.

Money needs to move and flow to maintain a healthy economy.

My theory...

Start by dropping taxes on the necessities like fuel and food.

People will have more to spend. Businesses will be able to supply at cheaper cost and the taxman will still get his cut.

Better than taxing the K to death.

Answer 1

"Money needs to move and flow to maintain a healthy economy."

If you believe this, you should agree with heavy taxation. By taking money off you and me and spending it on what it considers the public good, the government is helping money to circulate.

Basically our taxes go into other people's pockets, and they spend it. This stimulates the economy.

Answer 2

Ah, the motor car. That evil decimator of our society that everyone who owns one through neccessity or otherwise must be punished for. Except their chauffeur driven, taxpayer funded Jags etc. More akin to 'Animal Farm' every day this lot are in power.

Answer 3

You Gals & Guys in the U K. are still better than who are in the

U. S.A. Because they are Paying an ARM & a LEG for every thing so you have to look on what is going on in the U.K. with one eye, Because there are thousand of  British people are going to the U.S.A. just for shopping and comes back and at

the same time those from the U.S.A. cannot do that the other way. They cannot come to the UK. to shop because first thing

the Dollers are not as high as the Pound and petrol is on top every where in the U.S. Food, cooking gas, Elect, Transport,

Air Line, Parking meters, and every thing you can think of & @ the same time companys are laying off there people. So you see that things all over the people are just the same and getting worst in every way & people will have to start doing what they should be doing a long time & that is start doing things for them self like putting your skill inuse for your self & stop talking about your d**n  JOB. a lot of you have your skil but having to giving it to others and could be utilising it for

your self now what are you going to do now that they have put

you out in the pasture indiffenetnetly?.

Answer 4

The answer is quiet simply yes this government is exploiting us for every penny they can under the guise of green initiatives, its all stealth taxes and it makes me sick.

The only true answer if for people to realise the power they have, if every motorist or person in the UK simply refused to pay the prices and taxes they are heaping on us then they would have to change their ways, they could not take everyone to court or cope with the sheer mass of people rebelling against their greedy tricks.

we the population have huge power but we always stand divided and not together, we are a many quiet whispers never one strong voice.

I wish to god some political party would emerge and do what people need in every department, dealing with crime properly and not taxing us to the hilt and trying to price the poorest motorists of the road.

I know if such a party would emerge and cut the political correctness, deal with the c**p in our country and stop taking every last penny the working man/woman makes to give it to the jobless and lazy, then i would vote for them in a heartbeat and hopefully help cut this current bunch of hypocritical, greedy con artists out of parliament quicker than they lied there way in there......rant over....sorry did i mention that the answer is yes?

Answer 5

Ever heard of Bike, walking or rail!

food is not taxed ! fuel is going up not because of taxation but rising prices.

these are going up as they are RUNNING OUT!

there are more people in the world than we can feed hence rising food prices!

there is only about 11 years left of oil at current usage rates and 50 for natural gas thats why prices are going up.

the taxes he gets are used to provide alternatives when it runs out!

or would you rather pay less now then starve and be cold and immobile in 10 years time.

sometimes it neccesary to do things for the GOOD of us all that are unpopular - if he abolished tax altogether that would be popular but would ruin the country in a week.

get real!

Answer 6

they are yes petrol and food is a complete rip off. the government should stop wasting so much of our money on lazy people that cant be botherd to work. and i think you should have to have lived in the UK for more than 10 years before you ca claim any benefit that would save the government some money