Author Topic: Petition for motorcycles to pay road tax on emissions as per cars  (Read 805 times)

Mark

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Should be of interest to most:

http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/48869

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Richard

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Re: Petition for motorcycles to pay road tax on emissions as per cars
« Reply #1 on: January 05, 2014, 12:56:36 PM »
Could be a financial disaster for me given how much the MZ and BMW smoke  ;D

On the other hand no doubt some comedian will be along shortly to remind me that in they would have to be running to smoke.
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Re: Petition for motorcycles to pay road tax on emissions as per cars
« Reply #2 on: January 05, 2014, 05:08:42 PM »
Good idea Mark, even though I have a 500cc Gilera Fuoco ( amongst others ) it is still a thumper. Petition signed.

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Re: Petition for motorcycles to pay road tax on emissions as per cars
« Reply #3 on: January 05, 2014, 07:20:13 PM »
of course, this will also increase mot costs as mot stations have to aquire the test equipment, because thats the only way to check these emissions, and remember that when you add an emissions test to the current mot, then you allow pc plod that one extra reason  to stop your bike when he has a mind to and potentially report you or send you for a retest for your emissions, and id not be in a rush to ask the government to add more legislation to the biking worlds current stack of regs. and finally, who is going to provide the emissions figures for my 1960s triumph or my 1980s suzukis? it sounds like a great idea in practice, but im wary about asking the govt to introduce legislation that impinges on any part of my biking world.

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Re: Petition for motorcycles to pay road tax on emissions as per cars
« Reply #4 on: January 05, 2014, 07:27:50 PM »
but im wary about asking the govt to introduce legislation that impinges on any part of my biking world.

That is something I agree on.

Mark

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Re: Petition for motorcycles to pay road tax on emissions as per cars
« Reply #5 on: January 05, 2014, 08:32:58 PM »
I reckon it would be looking at new bikes with the emission figures or at most post 2001 when it came into regulation for cars.
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Re: Petition for motorcycles to pay road tax on emissions as per cars
« Reply #6 on: January 05, 2014, 11:41:06 PM »
I reckon it would be looking at new bikes with the emission figures or at most post 2001 when it came into regulation for cars.

Pre-2001 cars get tested for emissions. Ans can fail because they are too high.
Would have to be careful of modified bikes !


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Re: Petition for motorcycles to pay road tax on emissions as per cars
« Reply #7 on: January 10, 2014, 09:40:44 AM »
...............Would have to be careful of modified bikes...............

Modified Bikes Jethro....I can't believe TC members do that   ;) ;)
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