Bike fuel protests in manchester

When one minister had announced the solution for people on small budgets was easy, that they just had to buy a new economical car I almost burst laughing. What different lives 'they' lead!

I've started walking around to get food from the locals stores and it's been such a discovery There's a butchers and grocers 5 minutes away - fantastic! but they're always shut by the time I'm done with work! Our working hours and urban sprawl don't lend themselves well to this style of life. Knock 1 working day off a week, and the crazy overtime that's now normal and we'll be good

Originally Posted by gettin2dizzy

I've started walking around to get food from the locals stores and it's been such a discovery

Good stuff, along those lines I've just rented an allotment - now I just have to work out how to get the petrol strimmer I've got from work home on the bike!!

Originally Posted by Mousetrapper

Good stuff, along those lines I've just rented an allotment - now I just have to work out how to get the petrol strimmer I've got from work home on the bike!!

I would have loved to do that, but my contract ends in september so couldn't really justify it. They're so cheap here! ?3.50 / 10 square metres / year

Originally Posted by Mousetrapper

now I just have to work out how to get the petrol strimmer I've got from work home on the bike!!

Petrol strimmer? Won't be able to afford to run that for too long.

Originally Posted by Woz

Petrol strimmer? Won't be able to afford to run that for too long.

aren't strimmers agriculteral, so therefore they should be tax free. like agriculteral machinery i.e tractors run on red diesel which is about 18p a litre.
red diesel is the same as road diesel but with an additive in the form of a red dye to point out that no tax has been paid on it. so therefore its more expensive to produce, how much is road diesel before tax, 10p? its a mad world.

[dizzyblonde]

hmmmm bikers fuel protest.....before long I see somebody doing a Lady Godiva down to the house of parliament.....in fact perhaps they will ***** up their ears at hundreds of Lady Godivas.......because before long the only horse power available that won't cost the earth will be of the four legged variety

Originally Posted by Gene genie

aren't strimmers agriculteral, so therefore they should be tax free. like agriculteral machinery i.e tractors run on red diesel which is about 18p a litre.

red diesel is the same as road diesel but with an additive in the form of a red dye to point out that no tax has been paid on it. so therefore its more expensive to produce, how much is road diesel before tax, 10p? its a mad world.

Ive not seen a diesel strimmer that would be a beast , red diesel isnt the same as road diesel it is a lower grade of fuel suitable realy only for plant equipment. I did here somewhere that the government was going to do away with that concession. Get caught using that in your car and you will get more than a slapped wrist best stick to veggy oil

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by gettin2dizzy

When one minister had announced the solution for people on small budgets was easy, that they just had to buy a new economical car I almost burst laughing. What different lives 'they' lead!

"Let them eat cake" eh

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