How will the government cuts affect motoring ?
Discussion
As per the title ?
Will there be less Police on traffic duty, will there be less speed cameras, are we in for another
hammering in terms of tax and fuel duty ?
Will things ease for a bit in terms of speed enforcement, will this be a good thing or will it just
allow further reduction in standards, more yapping on mobiles etc ?
Will there be less Police on traffic duty, will there be less speed cameras, are we in for another
hammering in terms of tax and fuel duty ?
Will things ease for a bit in terms of speed enforcement, will this be a good thing or will it just
allow further reduction in standards, more yapping on mobiles etc ?
cost of motoring will increase
time spent in traffic jams at unattended road works will increase
number of foul toxic fume spewing diesel cars will increase
repair bills for pot hole induced suspension and tyre damage will increase
average traffic speed will reduce
bicycle ownership will increase
uk car production will decrease
imports of silly hybrids with eco nighmare batteries will increase
sod it - I'm buying a petrol 4x4 and heading north...
time spent in traffic jams at unattended road works will increase
number of foul toxic fume spewing diesel cars will increase
repair bills for pot hole induced suspension and tyre damage will increase
average traffic speed will reduce
bicycle ownership will increase
uk car production will decrease
imports of silly hybrids with eco nighmare batteries will increase
sod it - I'm buying a petrol 4x4 and heading north...
kambites said:
Dunno but they seem to have been resurfacing half of the roads around here in the last few months, so it obviously hasn't had much effect yet.
The best way to ensure goverment departments to spend money is to tell them you're taking it away. In a month when mr cameron says cut 20% from the ammount you spend resurfacing roads he's just going to get a lot of people looking shifty and saying they've allready spent it.KEF said:
imports of silly hybrids with eco nighmare batteries will increase
sod it - I'm buying a petrol 4x4 and heading north...
Ironic that Nissan have decided to build their new hybrid powertrain department in the North of England...sod it - I'm buying a petrol 4x4 and heading north...
http://motortorque.askaprice.com/news/auto-1004/wo...
LOL about the budget spending, so true! 
I predict....
Road tax increase.
Road tolls become more common and existing tolls rise.
Fuel duty increase.
Pay to park where you work, paid through PAYE system.
Increase in cash generators, ahem ....speed cameras.
Generally, the motorist is an easy target ....low hanging fruit and all that!
I predict....
Road tax increase.
Road tolls become more common and existing tolls rise.
Fuel duty increase.
Pay to park where you work, paid through PAYE system.
Increase in cash generators, ahem ....speed cameras.
Generally, the motorist is an easy target ....low hanging fruit and all that!
Motorists are a cash cow for all goverments. Already this year people have driven less and the tax take has fallen on fuel. We will see more innovative taxes, workplace parking goes to the council and is very unpopular so suspect this will not grow. road pricing will be the one to worry about as all these hybrides that can charge on the electric mains give no income via tax to speak of.
Around my parts we are getting roads bodge back up, one between Chipping sodbury and Westerleigh has been done but it still rides like it was carpet bombed as they quality is trash.
Around my parts we are getting roads bodge back up, one between Chipping sodbury and Westerleigh has been done but it still rides like it was carpet bombed as they quality is trash.
Public sector bodies like to make cuts that will affect the general public first and foremost, so that the public think that there is no scope for economies to be made.
So road maintenance will be severely curtailed by local councils, as that's about the only thing many of us notice them doing.
Apart from collecting the bins, and they already do that fortnightly in most places.
I imagine there'll still be money for silly traffic calming schemes.
On the other hand there may well be less automated speed enforcement activity, but equally likely will be less traffic police, which isn't such a good thing IMO.
So road maintenance will be severely curtailed by local councils, as that's about the only thing many of us notice them doing.
Apart from collecting the bins, and they already do that fortnightly in most places.
I imagine there'll still be money for silly traffic calming schemes.
On the other hand there may well be less automated speed enforcement activity, but equally likely will be less traffic police, which isn't such a good thing IMO.
KEF said:
imports of silly hybrids with eco nighmare batteries will increase
sod it - I'm buying a petrol 4x4 and heading north...
But Silly hybrids requiring ingenious batterys top of the line motors and new technology are the only thing we can do better than anyone except the japanese (and possibly californians) sod it - I'm buying a petrol 4x4 and heading north...
Gaz. said:
Reduced gritting & ploughs for a start.
Fuel duty up atleast 1%
Once the current road building/projects/repairs finish none will be started for a few years.
Lots of street light switch offs.
I'm surprised they don't switch off traffic lights from 10pm-5am or have an amber LED to suggest the junction is 'first come first served' or a normal give way T junction/crossroads.
Or those daft 4 way "stop and give way" junctions thay have in the US where it's like playing poker.Fuel duty up atleast 1%
Once the current road building/projects/repairs finish none will be started for a few years.
Lots of street light switch offs.
I'm surprised they don't switch off traffic lights from 10pm-5am or have an amber LED to suggest the junction is 'first come first served' or a normal give way T junction/crossroads.
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