62. MOTOR-RELATED NO 10 PETITIONS: Can you provide links to the various motoring Petitions. How do I lobby my MP?
They always were a waste of time because they were always ignored. But now most have expired.
New:
Petition against preventing motorists from reclaiming their costs when they contest a motoring conviction petitions.number10.gov.uk/CostsRecovery
Petition to exempt all cars over 25 years odf from VED: petitions.number10.gov.uk/CarTax1973
Expired:
Petition against a 50mph National Speed Limit petitions.number10.gov.uk/noNSLreduction (more than 30,000 signatures)
Petition to get potholes filled promptly (started by the mother of a boy killed by one) petitions.pm.gov.uk/man-potholes/
Anti VED increases for 2001Y reg -2006/55 reg cars over 225g/km CO2: petitions.pm.gov.uk/UNFAIR-VED
petitions.number10.gov.uk/NoFuelDutyRise
Anti penalties on high CO2 vehicles petition.pm.gov.uk/4x4RoadTax
Anti Speed Humps: petitions.pm.gov.uk/Nohumps/ (CLOSED JULY 2007)
Petition to force blindspot mirrors to be fitted to all trucks (despite EC legislation already in place): petitions.pm.gov.uk/BlindspotMirrors
Reduce Fuel Duty to bring the fuel prices back to an acceptable level (until 17-6-08)."
petitions.pm.gov.uk/Lowerduty30
Anti vehicle tracking and road pricing petitions.pm.gov.uk/traveltax
Anti speed cameras petitions.pm.gov.uk/scrapcam
PM response to this at www.pm.gov.uk/output/Page12127.asp
Insurance personal in jury cover for collisions with wild deer petitions.pm.gov.uk/DEER-COLLISIONS
Anti banning vehicles over 10 years old petitions.pm.gov.uk/Classic-Cars
No road tax for cars over 25 years old petitions.pm.gov.uk/ClassicRoadTax
Anti Richard Brunstrom petitions.pm.gov.uk/RichardBrunstrom
Force insurers to include damage from collisions with wild deer in comprehensive insurance petitions.pm.gov.uk/DEER-COLLISIONS
Raise HGV speed limit on A Roads from 40mph to 50mph petitions.pm.gov.uk/antislow
Compel drivers of LHD HGVs to fit Fresnal lenses to passenger windows at port of entry petitions.pm.gov.uk/Safer-Lorries
Government ministers not to be hypocritical and to do what they exhort citizens to do
petitions.pm.gov.uk/lead-by-example
Lobby your MP. Go to www.parliament.uk and enter your postcode.