RE: Third of Cars fail MOT
Monday 18th March 2002
Third of Cars fail MOT
Will your old shed pass its next MOT?
Discussion
Ok so the British public are not spending enough money on getting thier cars looked at often enough.
Perhaps the government wants to think about why that is?
Perhaps its because they have let car prices be so high in the UK for so long that we all have *huge* car repayments to make - so at the end of each month we can either choose to eat or service - no brainer!
Or perhaps its the high cost of fuel in the UK, eating up or motoring budgets so safety comes last.
Then again it could be because of the high price of motor insurance.
Maybe, just for once, the government should use that high powered intuition and point it at themselves and realise they a part of the problem!
(sorry got out of bed the wrong side today)
Perhaps the government wants to think about why that is?
Perhaps its because they have let car prices be so high in the UK for so long that we all have *huge* car repayments to make - so at the end of each month we can either choose to eat or service - no brainer!
Or perhaps its the high cost of fuel in the UK, eating up or motoring budgets so safety comes last.
Then again it could be because of the high price of motor insurance.
Maybe, just for once, the government should use that high powered intuition and point it at themselves and realise they a part of the problem!
(sorry got out of bed the wrong side today)
...and another thing.
Perhaps tree hugging Ken should think about these figures. Everytime he makes it more expensive/difficult to use our cars we just pay more money to use them, and in turn neglect safety.
Wake up and smell the coffee - the British public love to use cars, and you are not going to change that.
So why not take a different view. Its a bit like drugs (bear with me here). You drive drugs underground and they get more expensive, and they get less safe. Peoples lifes are ruined and people die.
Legalise *some* drugs, regulate them and make them safe. People only use the safe ones and people dont die.
Take the same approach with cars. Dont drive us underground. Embrace the car, put money into making it more efficient, kinder to the environment, cheaper to use and easier to use. People will then use the cars you want them to use (generally speaking - not Pistonheads readers of course) and everyone will be happy.
Spend some time and money tackling the real issues rather than skirting around them/banning them you bunch of yellow bellies.
(still grumpy)
Perhaps tree hugging Ken should think about these figures. Everytime he makes it more expensive/difficult to use our cars we just pay more money to use them, and in turn neglect safety.
Wake up and smell the coffee - the British public love to use cars, and you are not going to change that.
So why not take a different view. Its a bit like drugs (bear with me here). You drive drugs underground and they get more expensive, and they get less safe. Peoples lifes are ruined and people die.
Legalise *some* drugs, regulate them and make them safe. People only use the safe ones and people dont die.
Take the same approach with cars. Dont drive us underground. Embrace the car, put money into making it more efficient, kinder to the environment, cheaper to use and easier to use. People will then use the cars you want them to use (generally speaking - not Pistonheads readers of course) and everyone will be happy.
Spend some time and money tackling the real issues rather than skirting around them/banning them you bunch of yellow bellies.
(still grumpy)
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