Free Road Tax ?

[slparry]

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/118875

"
Petition
Abolish road tax on Motorcycles.

Most Motorcycles cover a minimal annual mileage, have low emissions, they reduce congestion & do little to damage the roads, yet they still have to pay up to £81 tax whilst lots of cars pay Nil or only £30. This is clearly unfair and unreasonable
"

[SP250]

Signed up today.

Doesn't seem to be gaining much momentum though.

JM

[The Teutonic Tangerine]

13, 422 signatures now 11.55 21/01/2016

[Herb]

3000 more than when I signed on Tuesday! Going up slowly!

[JamesL]

Me too - a forlorn hope but worth a moan!

[slparry]

3000 more than when I signed on Tuesday! Going up slowly!

it's got six month to reach the 100,000

[Humbug]

14740 now at 9.06 22/1/16 worth a punt

[JamesL]

While we're on, is anyone running a petition against 10% or more ethanol in petrol (likely another lost cause, but hey)?

[slparry]

As an example of an economical modern bike engine my F8GS runs

Greenhouse gases: 88.2 CO2 g/km. (CO2 - Carbon dioxide emission)

http://www.bikez.com/motorcycles/bmw_f_800_gs_2011.php

which is the same CO2 as a Fiat 500 which is tax free, yet I'm paying £80 odd a year whilst not causing congestion

http://www.nextgreencar.com/tax-calcula ... 00c/57804/

[Blackal]

As an example of an economical modern bike engine my F8GS runs

Greenhouse gases: 88.2 CO2 g/km. (CO2 - Carbon dioxide emission)

http://www.bikez.com/motorcycles/bmw_f_800_gs_2011.php

which is the same CO2 as a Fiat 500 which is tax free, yet I'm paying £80 odd a year whilst not causing congestion

http://www.nextgreencar.com/tax-calcula ... 00c/57804/

You can get 4 (small) people in a Fiat 500, though.

Al

[slparry]

As an example of an economical modern bike engine my F8GS runs

Greenhouse gases: 88.2 CO2 g/km. (CO2 - Carbon dioxide emission)

http://www.bikez.com/motorcycles/bmw_f_800_gs_2011.php

which is the same CO2 as a Fiat 500 which is tax free, yet I'm paying £80 odd a year whilst not causing congestion

http://www.nextgreencar.com/tax-calcula ... 00c/57804/

You can get 4 (small) people in a Fiat 500, though.

Al

yebbut realistically, they like most cars in traffic jams have only the driver in them

[slparry]

wonder why there's a lot more signatures on the east coast of Scotland, if you look at the map view?

[slparry]

all seems to have slowed down now at just under 20k signatures

[boxerscott]

Not sure the economics of this stack up. If less money is going into the coffers then how on earth are we going to get pot hole free roads, safe perimeter barriers and "think bike campaigns". ? Pie in the Sky

Or perhaps you want to pay more for your cars to make up the shortfall.

It aint gonna happen and I aint supporting it.

However a "Bikers against Politicians" campaign I will support most wholeheartedly

[slparry]

Not sure the economics of this stack up. If less money is going into the coffers then how on earth are we going to get pot hole free roads, safe perimeter barriers and "think bike campaigns". ? Pie in the Sky

Or perhaps you want to pay more for your cars to make up the shortfall.

It aint gonna happen and I aint supporting it.

However a "Bikers against Politicians" campaign I will support most wholeheartedly

I would imagine in the grand scheme of things the amounts they get in from bikes is minimal compared to other vehicles Chris?