if VED doubles, can i pay that little???

[moschops_72]

All this gripe about road tax going up??? you don't know how lucky you are, i'm in germany and i pay about £500.00 a year !!!!!

:rantover:

Jeff

[simpo two]

Scary indeed, but how many other taxes do you pay to keep your car on the road in Germany? How do petrol prices compare? VAT on petrol? Insurance premium tax?

If you add it all up over a year and the UK is cheaper, you win!

[moschops_72]

simpo two said:

Scary indeed, but how many other taxes do you pay to keep your car on the road in Germany? How do petrol prices compare? VAT on petrol? Insurance premium tax? If you add it all up over a year and the UK is cheaper, you win!

to premium tax on insurance, on every-bloody-thing just about...
to petrol too... how about.... wait for it...
98 RON about 80p/liter
100 RON about 85p/liter

what do i win?

oh, BTW, i'm 31, 6 years no claims, insured for 6,000 miles.... ready for this.... approx £1500

what do i win?
what do i win?

[dobbo2]

moschops_72 said:

what do i win? what do i win?

Nothing - your government actually spends the tax money on the roads!

[simpo two]

And Germany's in the EMU, so any country in that is screwed anyway - IMHO of course... hopefully you went there for a fantastically highly paid job which should make it all worthwhile in the long run?

[pies]

You have Autobahns we have the M25

nuff said

[THE DRIVER]

simpo two said:

Scary indeed, but how many other taxes do you pay to keep your car on the road in Germany? How do petrol prices compare? VAT on petrol? Insurance premium tax? If you add it all up over a year and the UK is cheaper, you win!

WE WON THE WAR

[zippy500]

No we didnt, the Americans did.

[350matt]

B#gger off they were late just like for everything else

[badman999]

350matt said:

B#gger off they were late just like for everything else

But early enough to pull Europe's collective asses out of the fire

- Badman dons flame retardent suit and waits -

[pies]

Lets not go there please

[blueyes]

pies said:

Lets not go there please

Pity A.H. didn't say that about Poland

[simpo two]

badman999 said:

But early enough to pull Europe's collective asses out of the fire - Badman dons flame retardent suit and waits -

No reason to do that, it's perfectly true. No US entry into WW2 = Europe now ruled either by Nazis or Russians. Mind you if I was an American, next time Europe needs help I think I'd tell them where to stick it.