So, you want to park outside your own house...

The Avon Lady · 10-25-06, 10:41 AM

I mentioned Thatcher on another thread today. Found this: .

Heh. :p

HunterICX · 10-25-06, 12:41 PM

*I sold my car as unnecessary and cycle to work or use public transport, but I still completely disagree with any tax aimed at big cars. Why should a driver who does 20000 miles a year in a small car pay less environmental tax than someone who drives 5000 miles a year in a big one? We already have a great tax which penalises you for high mileage or for driving a gas guzzling car: petrol tax.
Chris, Reading*

Big one? does he means SUV's?
if so, well I agree that they higher the taxes on those petrol sucking jeeps, especially the ones with those iron bars on their front. they are OVERSIZED , Dangerous and they piss me off in traffic.

the car is build for Rough terrain duty. NOT FOR CITY's! but I dont understand the driver in the first place why did you buy it? you could save money on an smaller luxirous car then such oversized cock enlargement. because thats what they are when you see them driving in the city, because just look at it how unhandy the handling of those things are!
I would ban those oversized SUV's out of the city's.

Godalmighty83 · 10-25-06, 12:55 PM

but in the end the libdems arent going to be elected so it doesnt matter.

tycho102 · 10-25-06, 01:15 PM

Maggie was awesome. I don't know why the British hate her. Her son is a bit of a pooser, but she was a tough broad at the right time and the right place. Really cleaned up the economy. If anything, Britain needs another strong woman to get that country lined out.

<insert some kind of pithy little comment about European women being worth 50 times more than the European men, here>

As for the tax, sounds like something our Democrats would do. I agree that the SUV's are gas guzzlers. I would absolutely love to see us move to a hydrogen economy -- probably internal combustion to start with, and moving over to PEM fuel cell as the technology matures.

lesrae · 10-25-06, 04:34 PM

A lot of people in the busier UK cities already pay to park outside their houses, for example in Bath where I used to live it's now £60 a year for a permit. The idea was to prevent commuters from out of the city from taking up all of the available street parking spaces (which they did). It was a pain to pay the extra, but at least you had a fighting chance of parking within half a mile of your house.

The main effect is now that when you drive into the city you see all of the commuter's cars parked on the outskirts of the city, very amusing in a city like Bath which is in a valley between 2 steep hills :O)

The latest row is about increasing the charge for cars which create more pollution, part of the current environmental push. My attitude is pretty much that if you want to live in the city and drive a gas guzzler then that's your choice - pay the extra fee. If you can afford a 4WD or high performance car for fashion or street-cred then you can afford to pay an extra couple of hundred quid a year to park it.

10-25-06, 10:41 AM	#1
The Avon Lady Über Mom Join Date: May 2005 Location: Jerusalem, Israel Posts: 6,147 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I mentioned Thatcher on another thread today. Found this: . Heh. :p __________________ "Victory will come to us from the wombs of our women." - Houari Boumedienne, President of Algeria, Speech before the UN, 1974

10-25-06, 12:41 PM	#2
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	I sold my car as unnecessary and cycle to work or use public transport, but I still completely disagree with any tax aimed at big cars. Why should a driver who does 20000 miles a year in a small car pay less environmental tax than someone who drives 5000 miles a year in a big one? We already have a great tax which penalises you for high mileage or for driving a gas guzzling car: petrol tax. Chris, Reading Big one? does he means SUV's? if so, well I agree that they higher the taxes on those petrol sucking jeeps, especially the ones with those iron bars on their front. they are OVERSIZED , Dangerous and they piss me off in traffic. the car is build for Rough terrain duty. NOT FOR CITY's! but I dont understand the driver in the first place why did you buy it? you could save money on an smaller luxirous car then such oversized cock enlargement. because thats what they are when you see them driving in the city, because just look at it how unhandy the handling of those things are! I would ban those oversized SUV's out of the city's. __________________

10-25-06, 12:55 PM	#3
Godalmighty83 Sonar Guy Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 398 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	but in the end the libdems arent going to be elected so it doesnt matter. __________________ Were there monkeys? Some terrifying space monkeys maybe got loose?

10-25-06, 01:15 PM	#4
tycho102 Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,100 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Maggie was awesome. I don't know why the British hate her. Her son is a bit of a pooser, but she was a tough broad at the right time and the right place. Really cleaned up the economy. If anything, Britain needs another strong woman to get that country lined out. <insert some kind of pithy little comment about European women being worth 50 times more than the European men, here> As for the tax, sounds like something our Democrats would do. I agree that the SUV's are gas guzzlers. I would absolutely love to see us move to a hydrogen economy -- probably internal combustion to start with, and moving over to PEM fuel cell as the technology matures. __________________ My little Silent Hunter 4 repository

10-25-06, 04:34 PM	#5
lesrae Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Somerset, UK. Posts: 932 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	A lot of people in the busier UK cities already pay to park outside their houses, for example in Bath where I used to live it's now £60 a year for a permit. The idea was to prevent commuters from out of the city from taking up all of the available street parking spaces (which they did). It was a pain to pay the extra, but at least you had a fighting chance of parking within half a mile of your house. The main effect is now that when you drive into the city you see all of the commuter's cars parked on the outskirts of the city, very amusing in a city like Bath which is in a valley between 2 steep hills :O) The latest row is about increasing the charge for cars which create more pollution, part of the current environmental push. My attitude is pretty much that if you want to live in the city and drive a gas guzzler then that's your choice - pay the extra fee. If you can afford a 4WD or high performance car for fashion or street-cred then you can afford to pay an extra couple of hundred quid a year to park it. __________________ DOLPHIN 38