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20-02-08, 02:13 PM
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An apology
...would seem to be in order!
http://mag.qtweb.co.uk/en/newsdetail/a6519 A figure of 38% had previously been quoted which led to vitriolic comments attacking the biking community from Edward Leigh MP, which were widely reported in the media. "Motorcyclists are particularly liable to evade road tax", he claimed. "Nearly 40% of motorcycles are now unlicensed…large parts of the biking community are c o c king a snook at the law". The Dft statement adds up to a breathtaking conclusion - the evasion estimates reported last year for motorcycles were probably overestimated by staggering 300%. Put another way, the headline 38% evasion figure reported last year were roughly four times higher than they should have been. So, rather than nearly 40%, the figure the DfT quotes now is 9.8%. |
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20-02-08, 02:15 PM
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Re: An apology
Apology accepted.
Thank you. 
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20-02-08, 02:17 PM
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Re: An apology
that was a huge rate of over inflation wasn't it. phhffft.
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20-02-08, 04:41 PM
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Re: An apology
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Quote from link "Today’s release of information from the Department of Transport into the true levels of VED indicates that motorcycle VED evasion is estimated at 6.5% compared to 2.5% VED evasion for all other vehicle types. Very different to the 40% figure for motorcycle VED evasion previously bandied about. "
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20-02-08, 05:13 PM
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Re: An apology
How does it go
There are lies, dam lies & statistics  Cheers Mark.
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