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Old 24-08-09, 04:03 PM   #1
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Just had to pay £125 road tax for the car, what a scam, i rele dnt thik this money is going into the roads, especially where i live, there are pot holes every where. wish we had roads like germany and areas like that.
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Old 24-08-09, 04:22 PM   #2
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you think £125 is expensive? try £200!!

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Old 24-08-09, 04:26 PM   #3
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Mine was over 200 this year! Stop complaining!!

You are right about the state of the roads though...
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Old 24-08-09, 04:47 PM   #4
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Just had to pay £125 road tax for the car, what a scam, i rele dnt thik this money is going into the roads, especially where i live, there are pot holes every where. wish we had roads like germany and areas like that.
I'm going to join the stop complaining mob!!!


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Old 24-08-09, 05:01 PM   #5
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I think mine was about £185 or whatever the fixed highway robbery is for a ten year old car.
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Old 24-08-09, 05:06 PM   #6
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ooops my car tax is less than the bike - only £35!
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Old 24-08-09, 05:08 PM   #7
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spot the sensible one lol















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Old 24-08-09, 05:12 PM   #8
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my bike tax is due at the end of the month - £30 or £60 ish for the relevant 6 or 12 months

my car tax is due at the end of October (I think) £104 for 6 months and about £180 for a year

wifes car tax due end of September and she has a 2.9 people carrier bus thing which i hate to think how much is going to cost to tax.
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Old 24-08-09, 05:12 PM   #9
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ooops my car tax is less than the bike - only £35!
I bet the elastic bands cost a fortune though.
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Old 24-08-09, 05:15 PM   #10
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Lol you would think so, but it's a new 1.4 turbo diesel Yaris. Goes quite well actually, for a small car
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