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Thu 1 Apr 2004 09:39
Road tax to go up - pugdriver
Saw this little snippet this morning.....

VEHICLE EXCISE DUTY INCREASE FOR 2008

FLORA POIL , Motoring correspondent

With the new format tax discs comes a new Government scheme to extract even more cash from the already hard-pressed motorist. As anyone who has purchased a new disc in the last few weeks will have noticed, the disc expiry now has the exact date, rather than just the month and year of expiry.

This has given the Department for Transport a new opportunity to make a little extra income; every four years, there are 366 days instead of the usual 365. The DfT have indicated that they will be seeking an increase in the duty payable for the next leap year in 2008, as there is one extra day.

?It may seem to some to be a small matter? quoted one source ?but although it is only one day, this represents several million pounds in revenue that is not being collected?

?It is time that road users got used to the idea that the highways are not free on February 29th, which is what they have been until now? he added.

The amount of the increase is yet to be specified, but the Government source, who did not wish to be identified, indicated that the simple formula of adding one days? tax to the current fee would probably not work, as it would represent a fraction of one pound for private vehicles, and this was too difficult to administer.

?An increase of at least one pound would be easier for all concerned? he said, ?but we are not sure at this time whether our computer system is formatted to accept single number increases ? we may have to go up in multiples of £5?

That is, of course, if anyone is still permitted to use the roads by 2008??

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Thu 1 Apr 2004 09:41
Road tax to go up - Canon Fodder
what date is it today?
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Thu 1 Apr 2004 09:42
Road tax to go up - BazzaBear {P}
What an interesting name that reporter has. Almost reminds me of something....
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Thu 1 Apr 2004 09:55
Road tax to go up - No Do$h
[places head in hands]
Oh God, it's started......

No Dosh
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Thu 1 Apr 2004 09:58
Road tax to go up - BazzaBear {P}
Just be thankful that someone beat me to it.
I was going to post a thread asking if anyone knew of any reliability problems with the RX8....
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Thu 1 Apr 2004 10:03
Road tax to go up - No Do$h
[looks pointedly at Bazza]
Alfaowner is back up again you know.....

;o)
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Thu 1 Apr 2004 12:03
Road tax to go up - BazzaBear {P}
[looks pointedly at Bazza]
Alfaowner is back up again you know.....
;o)


I know, but they're all pretending to be me. It's giving me a headache, so I thought I'd come and see what was happening over here. :D
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Thu 1 Apr 2004 10:57
Road tax to go up - patently
Surely a good April fool has to be unlikely?

Now, if you'd said it was going to go down......
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Thu 1 Apr 2004 13:14
Road tax to go up - pugdriver
OK, time up! The game ends at noon..better all hope that Gordon Brown's not looking, he might take it on board :-)

Same time next year?




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Thu 1 Apr 2004 13:30
Road tax to go up - pd
I thought it was quite good. The only worrying thig is that somebody from the DVLA might read it and it might give them an idea...

At least it wasn't one completely in the realms of fantasy like, for example, "MG Rover confirm launch date of 45 replacement".

;)
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