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Plan to charge bike users in Scotland - TAKE ACTION NOW
| PeterM_Edinburgh | 14 Sep 15:47 |
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Joined: 14 Sep 2009 Posts: 2 Bike: | Hello I don’t know if you’ve seen this plan from the SNP government to charge a tax on all road users, INCLUDING CYCLISTS. It is reported here: Government in talks over tax for cyclists There is a campaign set up to stop this in the Scottish Parliament. You can see it here: No bike tax I've just signed - it is crazy stuff and must be stopped. |
| befree | 15 Sep 10:28 |
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Joined: 15 Sep 2009 Posts: 2 Bike: | Hey, I don't believe it will ever happen, as there is no way of enforcing it. I have signed the petition and will be watching out for any more news on this. |
jimwoo25 
| 17 Sep 08:27 |
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Joined: 02 Sep 2009 Posts: 50 Bike: My Profile | I dont even live in Scotland but will sign the petition as i don't want the government to take up the same this side of the border. Typical, they harp on about climate change and identifying greener ways of travel etc, and then plan to tax people on an environmentally sound way of travelling! Not big on politics so if i have misunderstood this, please don't shout! Cheers Jim |
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dudley
| 17 Sep 09:14 |
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Joined: 16 Jan 2009 Posts: 498 Bike: My Profile | will not happen signed it anyway. the cost of collecting this tax off me will be more than the tax collected - they can be sure of that! |
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dudley
| 17 Sep 11:00 |
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Joined: 16 Jan 2009 Posts: 498 Bike: My Profile | it really is a bit of a joke. The Scottish Parliament is truly a ridiculous and unnecessary affair. Quite why they believe they should have the power to do anything other than decide the colour of traffic wardens socks is beyond me. There has always been a Scottish Executive. Should be enough. We used to fund an MP and their entourage, and one Parliament We now fund an MP, an MEP and an MSP, three sets of staff and researchers, and three Parliaments. It's buffoonery, i tell you!. |
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billflat12
| 23 Sep 21:36 |
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Joined: 23 Sep 2009 Posts: 5 Bike: My Profile | If introduced, cyclists might be forced to register cycles with their local authority and pay annual amounts, as motorists do with vehicle excise duty. A Scottish Government spokeswoman said: "Scottish ministers have no plans to charge cyclists for using the roads in Scotland." sounds like another typical stealth tax |
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Demon
| 24 Sep 10:08 |
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Joined: 23 Aug 2009 Posts: 29 Bike: My Profile | Plans to make cyclists pay road tax are disgraceful. We get very little consideration when out on the roads, in both the attitude of some other road users towards us and the facilities provided, (e.g. sensible and safet cycle paths). Why should we pay for this "privilage". This sounds like political suicide to me. What next? A tax on walking boots?! Rant, rant, rant, etc.!!!! |
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