DasReich Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 This was pointed out to me by a good m8 today... Well i'll not go into the wise and wears of being a Labour/Conserative voter but we are going to get shafted very soon if you do not sign up by the 20th of Feb,see belows message and stop this stupid taxation!!!! Sarah Kennedy was on about this proposed car tax scheme on the radio apparently there is only one month left to register your objection to the 'Pay as you go' road tax. The petition is on the 10 Downing St website but they didn't tell anybody about it. Therefore at the time of Sarah's comments only 250,000 people had signed it so far and 750,000 signatures are required to stop them introducing it. This is legit... from the 10 Downing Street's website. Once you've given your details (you don't have to give your full address, just house number and postcode will do), they will send you an email with a link in it. Once you click on that link, you'll have signed the petition. Democracy in action? The government's proposal to introduce road pricing will mean you having to purchase a tracking device for your car and paying a monthly bill to use it. The tracking device will cost about ?200 and in a recent study by the BBC, the lowest monthly bill was ?28 for a rural florist and ?194 for a delivery driver. A non working mother who used the car to take the kids to school paid ?86 in one month. On top of this massive increase in tax, you will be tracked. Somebody will know where you are at all times. They will also know how fast you have been going, so even if you accidentally creep over a speed limit in time you can probably expect a Notice of Intended Prosecution with your monthly bill. If you care about our freedom and stopping the constant bashing of the car driver, please sign the petition on No 10's new website (link below) and pass this on to as many people as possible. http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/traveltax/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Groundrush Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 I recall the trials of this and it scared me back then. I'm currently clocking 35-40,000 miles a year and have done for the past 5 years so basiclly I'm screwed. I'm off to sign up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polopony Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 Tax his land Tax his bed Tax the table At which he's fed Tax his tractor Tax his mule Teach him taxes Are the rule Tax his cow Tax his goat Tax his pants Tax his coat Tax his ties Tax his shirt Tax his work Tax his dirt Tax his tobacco Tax his drink Tax him if he Tries to think Tax his cigar Tax his beers If he cries, then Tax his tears Tax his car Tax his gas Find other ways To tax his ass Tax all he has Then let him know That you won't be done Till he has no dough When he screams and hollers Then tax him some more Tax him till He's good and sore Then tax his coffin Tax his grave Tax the sod in Which he's laid Put these words upon his tomb "Taxes drove me to my doom When he's gone Do not relax Its time to apply The inheritance tax Accounts Receivable Tax Building Permit Tax CDL license Tax Cigarette Tax Corporate Income Tax Dog License Tax Federal Income Tax Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA) Fishing License Tax Food License Tax, Fuel permit tax Gasoline Tax (42 cents per gallon) Hunting License Tax Inheritance Tax Interest expense Inventory tax IRS Interest Charges IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax) Liquor Tax Luxury Taxes Marriage License Tax Medicare Tax Property Tax Real Estate Tax Service charge taxes Social Security Tax Road usage taxes Sales Tax Recreational Vehicle Tax School Tax State Income Tax State Unemployment Tax (SUTA) Telepho ne federal excise tax Telephone federal universal service fee tax Telephone federal, state and local surcharge taxes Telephone minimum usage surcharge tax Telephone recurring and non-recurring charges tax Telephone state and local tax Telephone usage charge tax Utility Taxes Vehicle License Registration Tax Vehicle Sales Tax Watercraft registration Tax Well Permit Tax Workers Compensation Tax Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago, and our nation was the most prosperous in the world. We had absolutely no national debt, had the largest middle class in the world, and Mom stayed home to raise the kids. What happened? And I still have to "press 1" for English! *?*??`?.??.???`?-?-???`?.??.???`*? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinningwheel Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volvofl10 Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 And I still have to "press 1" for English! think that one wins Februarys statement of the month competition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lfcrule1972 Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Deadline to sign up by: 20 February 2007 ? Signatures: 652,003 Mmmm still need some more sign ups to stop this !! I do 28,000 miles a year (mostly to and from work) and the thought of paying even more to spend my days at work is a bloody disgrace..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blutach Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 @LFC - take the train! Presumably, that's what the tax is all about. And I thought we had it bad here. Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lfcrule1972 Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 My train service does not begin early enough to get me to work on time (with connections) So I guess I could move nearer to work and pay all that lovely Stamp Duty to the in Govt instead !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinningwheel Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Stamp Duty Huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lfcrule1972 Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 From wiki (seems mostly accurate at a look thru) Stamp duty land taxStamp duty land tax (SDLT) is a new tax in land transactions that was introduced by Finance Act 2003 and largely replaces stamp duty with effect from 1 December 2003. SDLT is not a stamp duty, but a form of self-assessed transfer tax. SDLT is charged on "land transactions" and for typical transactions in land, such as the buying and selling of a residential house, there is little change from stamp duty, except that a tax return is required to be made to the HM Revenue & Customs (previously Inland Revenue) and documents no longer need to be given a physical stamp. Like any other self-assessed tax, but unlike stamp duty, HM Revenue & Customs is able to enquire into an SDLT return and raise assessments to recover unpaid SDLT. For residential house purchases, the current rates in the UK are as follows: ConsiderationRate up to ?125,000 - 0% over ?125,000 to ?250,000 - 1% over ?250,000 to ?500,000 - 3% over ?500,000 - 4% SDLT is not a progressive tax, but rather works on a "slab" basis, so the above percentages apply to the whole of the purchase price. For example, a house priced at ?250,000 would attract a SDLT of ?2,500, but one of ?250,001 would be liable to SDLT of ?7,500. Some areas have been designated as disadvantaged areas and have relief from SDLT on residential transactions below a certain level. In previous years, there had been a high level of house price inflation in the UK but no change in these thresholds, leading to a substantial increase in the revenue from SDLT through fiscal drag. In 2000-01, the Inland Revenue received ?2.145bn from residential stamp duty. In 2002-03, it received ?3.59bn [1]. In 2005, the threshold for paying SDLT was raised from ?60,000 to ?120,000. In 2006, the threshold was further raised to ?125,000. In addition to SDLT on the purchase price for land, SDLT is also charged when a lease is granted. Any premium for the grant is charged to SDLT at the same rates as for the purchase price for a sale of land; SDLT is also charged on the rent payable under the lease, at the rate of 1% of the (discounted) net present value of rent passing under the whole term of the lease. Previously, stamp duty was charged at rate of up to 24% of the annual rent. The amount of SDLT due on the grant of a typical commercial lease generally amounts to a substantial increase from the amount of stamp duty that would have been due previously. SDLT is also charged on certain transactions involving the transfer of land involving partnerships (transfers of land from or to the partners, or changes in the partners' partnership interests where the partnership owns land). Whether or not tax is payable Her Majesty's Customs and Revenue require a Return to be received by them within four weeks of the transaction completing failing which they have power to levy a fine on the tax payer - the fine is not for failure to pay the tax but for failure to make the return. When a return is accepted by HMRC they provide a Certificate without which it is impossible to register a change in the land ownership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blutach Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Essentially a tax imposed to "stamp" documents as registered. Quaint little thing that take about 4-6% off the value of your property. Governments are hooked on it. @Spinner - you're lucky you had the Boston Tea Party, or else you'd be paying it, too. @LFC - rent! :D Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lfcrule1972 Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6314117.stm The petition at the start of this post is now mentioned on the BBC News website ! So I have to sell my car and my house and then rent for the rest of my life to avoid all this shit....... great !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 You wanna live where I do!!! No train station, crap roads and no buses to the town where I work. Mind you, I've just been told i'm being made redundant so I suppose it doesnt really matter to us umemployable!! =)) =)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volvofl10 Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 and then rent for the rest of my life to avoid all this shit....... great !!! never really thought of Lfc as a rent boy as for what the twats at No10 are up to with this is anyones guess . trains dont run where people want to go to and if they do there always late or cancelled Buses are a waste of time unless your travelling to a major city ( both the above are privatised organisations now, no national rail or coach anymore roads are that congested these days that it costs twice as much in fuel to get from a to b they've just wacked a tax on airplanes as well ........global warming measures ( it was cheaper to fly 300 miles than for 5 people to go by car untill this tax kicked in ) taxi's are just to damn expensive , bloody foreign cab drivers have the monopoly now and have hiked the prices up and you cant get a fooking rikshaw for love or money round here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lfcrule1972 Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Sorry to hear that Jack - it's very common at the moment but it doesn't make it any better does it ? I may be heading the same way later this year, my work is looking to sell of part of it's business and focus in other more specialist areas (not specialist as in the volvo sense of the word ). So we may stay working for the Co or we may all be made redundant.... never really thought of Lfc as a rent boy You're such a liar volvo - that's the only way you think of me ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Talking of rent boys, my firm is relocating to Thailand so I will probably see you out there lfc!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lfcrule1972 Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Will you and Ting Tong be going back to her native home then Jack ? Ting Tong -> <- Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Me love you long time Mr Dudley!!! I work in Wrexham where the woman look like men, and they want me to go to Thailand where the men look like women!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polopony Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Me love you long time Mr Dudley!!! I work in Wrexham where the woman look like men, and they want me to go to Thailand where the men look like women!!!!!! for the first few months lay of the booze check everything twice till you get a feel for it so to speak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lfcrule1972 Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Yeah or Jack may get Sausage Surprise !!! :& Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Unless they make it worthwhile I wont be going! They need to offer me a lady-boy a day just as a starting point in the negotiations!!! :& :& :& :& :& :& :& :& :& :& :& :& :& :& : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polopony Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 If they pay you American wages there you would live like a king Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 If they pay you American wages there you would live like a king Bugger that!! I want proper English Pounds!! Only joking, I know what you mean. I have had a few meetings with the operations manager from the Thailand facility and he earns the equivelant of around ?5000 a year!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groundrush Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Just for you Jack, a few esentials if you decicde to go... Yet mae/ Mother****er Yet mang/ **** you Yet /**** Kuay /**** Ai sat /Twat Kwai /Buffalo Hoop baak /Shut up Orn kuay/ Suck **** I hayer/ Son of a ***** Gengri /***** Farang keenohk /Birdshit foreigner Sheephai /Oops, I ****ed up Chong mang /I don't give a **** Mung /Highly derogative form of 'you' Goo /Highly arrogant form of 'me' Ga-ree /*****, Slut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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