Comments on: Labour’s fuel duty escalator less than a fortnight away http://philtheone.com/2010/03/labours-fuel-duty-escalator-less-than-a-fortnight-away/ Right-leaning Blackpool blog covering South Shore, North Shore, Marton, Bispham, Cleveleys and the rest of the Fylde discussing politics, local life, tourism, national issues and the rest of the world. Lively discussions encouraged! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:19:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dave palme http://philtheone.com/2010/03/labours-fuel-duty-escalator-less-than-a-fortnight-away/#comment-5402 Dave palme Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:01:14 +0000 http://philtheone.com/?p=1886#comment-5402 Fuel duty has nothing to do with the environment,if they were that concerned about the environment they would build a better road infrastructure, to keep us all moving, instead of the 1000 of hours a year that motorist are stuck in badly thought out highways,it is just a easy way of taxing.How many thousands of man hours per year does the industry lose because of staff been caught up in traffic jams,it must be a wagon drivers nightmare these days. It is also about time they introduced a charging system for all foreign haulage company's to ply there trade in this country, and a lot of foreign trucks have extra fuel tanks fitted so that they don't have to fill up in rip of Britain, thus avoiding contributing to our road system,yet if we want to use there motorways we have to pay a toll,otherwise the other option is to rebate fuel to British registered haulage company's to allow them to compete on a level playing field. Same with taxis they are supposed to be part of the Public transport system yet they do not enjoy the any fuel subsidies as bus company's enjoy, this is one of the greatest costs associated with running a taxi and there are a lot of people who have to rely on taxis who can no longer afford them,this would be a way of reducing fares in taxis to make them more affordable. Wheelchair excessable taxis should also be VAT exempt, to allow more drivers the option of purchasing one rather than running a saloon type vehicle. The government collect a lot of VAT on a £30,000 taxi sale. Fuel duty has nothing to do with the environment,if they were that concerned about the environment they would build a better road infrastructure, to keep us all moving, instead of the 1000 of hours a year that motorist are stuck in badly thought out highways,it is just a easy way of taxing.How many thousands of man hours per year does the industry lose because of staff been caught up in traffic jams,it must be a wagon drivers nightmare these days. It is also about time they introduced a charging system for all foreign haulage company’s to ply there trade in this country, and a lot of foreign trucks have extra fuel tanks fitted so that they don’t have to fill up in rip of Britain, thus avoiding contributing to our road system,yet if we want to use there motorways we have to pay a toll,otherwise the other option is to rebate fuel to British registered haulage company’s to allow them to compete on a level playing field. Same with taxis they are supposed to be part of the Public transport system yet they do not enjoy the any fuel subsidies as bus company’s enjoy, this is one of the greatest costs associated with running a taxi and there are a lot of people who have to rely on taxis who can no longer afford them,this would be a way of reducing fares in taxis to make them more affordable. Wheelchair excessable taxis should also be VAT exempt, to allow more drivers the option of purchasing one rather than running a saloon type vehicle. The government collect a lot of VAT on a £30,000 taxi sale.

]]> By: JR Ewing http://philtheone.com/2010/03/labours-fuel-duty-escalator-less-than-a-fortnight-away/#comment-5310 JR Ewing Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:27:24 +0000 http://philtheone.com/?p=1886#comment-5310 Global Warming is not happening. It's nothing more than a cash-cow for Labour and the loony left to tax us all out of our cars ! Oddly enough there was an IceAge a little over 10,000 years ago that the world warmed up from. I dont remember reading about there being too many Range Rovers or nasty 747's doing too much damage in those days. Global Warming is not happening. It’s nothing more than a cash-cow for Labour and the loony left to tax us all out of our cars !

Oddly enough there was an IceAge a little over 10,000 years ago that the world warmed up from. I dont remember reading about there being too many Range Rovers or nasty 747′s doing too much damage in those days.

]]> By: Frustrated http://philtheone.com/2010/03/labours-fuel-duty-escalator-less-than-a-fortnight-away/#comment-5246 Frustrated Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:03:48 +0000 http://philtheone.com/?p=1886#comment-5246 Fuel duty will keep on going up. It' s a win win situation politically. When people are priced out of driving to work and can't afford public transport either the claim will be that we are now greener. If it doesn't work and people drive anyway then there's more money to splosh around on some unnecessary project. We don't even know that global warming is happening let alone that if it is whether it's man-made or if reducing emmissions will solve it. Population control measures would be far more effective if CO2 was a cause anyway. Fuel duty will keep on going up. It’ s a win win situation politically. When people are priced out of driving to work and can’t afford public transport either the claim will be that we are now greener. If it doesn’t work and people drive anyway then there’s more money to splosh around on some unnecessary project.

We don’t even know that global warming is happening let alone that if it is whether it’s man-made or if reducing emmissions will solve it. Population control measures would be far more effective if CO2 was a cause anyway.

]]> By: Zim Flyer http://philtheone.com/2010/03/labours-fuel-duty-escalator-less-than-a-fortnight-away/#comment-5232 Zim Flyer Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:42:43 +0000 http://philtheone.com/?p=1886#comment-5232 In that case Phil, raising the tax on fuel shouldn't be a big issue. The only change I would make is to lower the tax on the fuel for haulage companies, in order to help keep food costs down. In that case Phil, raising the tax on fuel shouldn’t be a big issue.

The only change I would make is to lower the tax on the fuel for haulage companies, in order to help keep food costs down.

]]> By: Philtheone http://philtheone.com/2010/03/labours-fuel-duty-escalator-less-than-a-fortnight-away/#comment-5230 Philtheone Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:32:49 +0000 http://philtheone.com/?p=1886#comment-5230 Not really because the cost of parking in Blackpool is a lot more and a couple of litres of fuel goes a long way these days! Not really because the cost of parking in Blackpool is a lot more and a couple of litres of fuel goes a long way these days!

]]> By: Zim Flyer http://philtheone.com/2010/03/labours-fuel-duty-escalator-less-than-a-fortnight-away/#comment-5229 Zim Flyer Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:31:10 +0000 http://philtheone.com/?p=1886#comment-5229 This should put a stick towards the backside of those characters in the Gazette who state they prefer to drive to Preston rather than shop in Blackpool. It will soon be shop in Blackpool or use public transport. Either is a win win for me. This should put a stick towards the backside of those characters in the Gazette who state they prefer to drive to Preston rather than shop in Blackpool.

It will soon be shop in Blackpool or use public transport. Either is a win win for me.

]]> By: JR Ewing http://philtheone.com/2010/03/labours-fuel-duty-escalator-less-than-a-fortnight-away/#comment-5217 JR Ewing Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:37:33 +0000 http://philtheone.com/?p=1886#comment-5217 And if proof were ever needed that the man has about as many active brain cells as he does fully functional eyes, he's now admitted he made a "mistake" at the Iraq enquiry about defence spending. There really is no end to this man's blundering. For fucks sake Britain do the decent thing on May 6th and send him back to Kirkcaldy "tae think again". And if proof were ever needed that the man has about as many active brain cells as he does fully functional eyes, he’s now admitted he made a “mistake” at the Iraq enquiry about defence spending.

There really is no end to this man’s blundering. For fucks sake Britain do the decent thing on May 6th and send him back to Kirkcaldy “tae think again”.

]]> By: Harold http://philtheone.com/2010/03/labours-fuel-duty-escalator-less-than-a-fortnight-away/#comment-5200 Harold Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:09:35 +0000 http://philtheone.com/?p=1886#comment-5200 "They’d have to get the money from somewhere, because it’s contributing to the NHS, the armed forces, public sector salaries, and so on." Dont forget the biggest twats of the lot: Propping up the banks. “They’d have to get the money from somewhere, because it’s contributing to the NHS, the armed forces, public sector salaries, and so on.”

Dont forget the biggest twats of the lot: Propping up the banks.

]]> By: Philtheone http://philtheone.com/2010/03/labours-fuel-duty-escalator-less-than-a-fortnight-away/#comment-5198 Philtheone Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:58:06 +0000 http://philtheone.com/?p=1886#comment-5198 As I mentioned, the fuel duty escalator is in place until 2013, so presuming inflation is around 3%, next year fuel duty will be around 62p a litre, then 65p, then about 69p. All plus VAT which, if fuel prices continue to rise as predicted, will reap an increasingly large amount for the treasury. As I mentioned, the fuel duty escalator is in place until 2013, so presuming inflation is around 3%, next year fuel duty will be around 62p a litre, then 65p, then about 69p.

All plus VAT which, if fuel prices continue to rise as predicted, will reap an increasingly large amount for the treasury.

]]> By: Harold http://philtheone.com/2010/03/labours-fuel-duty-escalator-less-than-a-fortnight-away/#comment-5195 Harold Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:53:11 +0000 http://philtheone.com/?p=1886#comment-5195 Splendid words JR, a shite government indeed, get em out in few months! Splendid words JR, a shite government indeed, get em out in few months!

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