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Old 10-15-2010, 02:33 AM
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Originally Posted by BLooD
BAD!, there forever doing roadworks and the repair jobs are awful. Theres a general feeling in the UK population that the road fund money is not actually used on the roads but is spent elsewhere.

@BLooD, 110% agree with you on that one!
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Originally Posted by BLooD
BAD!, there forever doing roadworks and the repair jobs are awful. Theres a general feeling in the UK population that the road fund money is not actually used on the roads but is spent elsewhere.
Its not a general feeling its common knowledge. Road tax doesnt go towards maintaining the roads it goes into the central pot of money with other taxes and alot less is given back out for the road system.
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Originally Posted by Dandle
Its not a general feeling its common knowledge. Road tax doesnt go towards maintaining the roads it goes into the central pot of money with other taxes and alot less is given back out for the road system.
Sucks but what can we do
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Originally Posted by BLooD
Here in the UK we pay a fee that goes towards the upkeep of our roads, it is based on the engines emissions.

You mean 5% of it goes towards road upkeep, the rest is swallowed by our car hating politicians to support illeagl immigrants and all the lazy workshy bastards we see falling out of the pubs every day !!

Sorry, rant over.
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Originally Posted by KAF
You mean 5% of it goes towards road upkeep, the rest is swallowed by our car hating politicians to support illeagl immigrants and all the lazy workshy bastards we see falling out of the pubs every day !!

Sorry, rant over.
Hehe +++1 same here in sweden...
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Wait -let me get this straight. You have to pay up to $1000/year to drive the car?

I pay $37/year for registration/license renewal. We pay a sales tax the first time we register a car, and local, state, and federal taxes, but nothing on the car. Tell me you guys don't have to pay those.
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Originally Posted by lim
750 euros = 1056.3750 US dollars

that is just about double what I pay in VA fairfax county
CURSES, I think my wife told me it is $800 this year. I am in Gainesville, Prince William County.
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