Daveskater
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Originally posted by chrex
thing is...why should 'low emission' cars get free road tax? This is whats pissing me off about the whole 'save the planet' bollocks...its crap.
I've already had a rant on the honda forum about this, and everyone agreed that the government just play on the country's majority stupidity.
Why do they get free road tax? They still wear the tarmac, use traffic lights and road signs. It properly pisses me off.
Because "road tax" isn't actually road tax any more, they now call it Vehicle Excise Duty as it doesn't get spent on roads these days.
If it was spent on roads, then I would completely agree with you.
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chrex
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quote:
Originally posted by Daveskater
Because "road tax" isn't actually road tax any more, they now call it Vehicle Excise Duty as it doesn't get spent on roads these days.
If it was spent on roads, then I would completely agree with you.
ah...well you know what...thats shit too. 
Still...mine goes up but crappy 26mpg Prius gets it free. arse...seen.
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Ash_EP3
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Yea it is a load of bollocks, I really really fear that in the future we are all going to be driving 1.2's limited to 70 
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Ben G
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Originally posted by Richardhhha
how come volvo arent axing there 2.5T engines... same engine thats in the ST
they also have a 3.2T found in XC90's and some new V70's and S80's
theres probably loopholes somewhere. same could be said about ferrari's/astons etc.
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Kurt
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Ferrari is part of FGA though, Fiat, Alfa, Lancia and Iveco goes towards it's emissions target,
I think everything will be small turbo engines, fiat are even going to use a 2 cyl turbo engine called twinair
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Ben G
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but ford have loads of small cars with low emissions so having the 2.5t in the range is hardly going to affect the emissions over the range greatly.
it's more likely they aren't using it due to selling volvo.
the 2.0t ecoboost will be more powerful, better mpg and cheaper to service anyway.
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daymoon
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Dunno why i but i thought that emiissions where calculater over the entire companies car range? isn't that why astom or some one introduced a small car?
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Ben G
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yes. it's why car companies are producing electric cars. they say it's to be economical and environmentally friendly, but it's just so that they can keep their high emissions cars that sell well.
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N3CRO
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Originally posted by antnee
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Originally posted by random dav
Bollocks to this emissions shite, Euro Nazi's
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Eck
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I pray to fuck they don't start screwing over people with older cars or I'd be fucked 
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N3CRO
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quote:
Originally posted by Daveskater
quote:
Originally posted by chrex
thing is...why should 'low emission' cars get free road tax? This is whats pissing me off about the whole 'save the planet' bollocks...its crap.
I've already had a rant on the honda forum about this, and everyone agreed that the government just play on the country's majority stupidity.
Why do they get free road tax? They still wear the tarmac, use traffic lights and road signs. It properly pisses me off.
Because "road tax" isn't actually road tax any more, they now call it Vehicle Excise Duty as it doesn't get spent on roads these days.
If it was spent on roads, then I would completely agree with you.
If it was spent on the roads, we'd be happy to pay it due to the state of Britains roads these days.
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