Speeding Tax for everyone ?

bookerboy

Just heard the rumour that the RSA intend to introduce a speeding tax for every Licensed driver in the Country next year.The tax is to be set at €80 regardless of what you drive.
At first i was outraged when i heard this ,but thinking about it ,it might not be a bad idea after all.
This will raise 100's of millions of Euros for the Government from speeding Motorists(everyone speeds at some time)without actually having as many speed cameras+vans around the place.
We all know that most speed detection is done on a revenue creating basis and nothing to do with saving lifes.
The upside of this would mean less unessecary speed traps on safe roads creating revenue,but worse still landing us all with the dreaded penalty points.
Overall i think this is a good idea if it happens,but only on the basis that the Revenue making cameras are not used in silly places.
This could also free up speed detection vehicles to be used where and when they should be used.
Any thoughts?

Joe 90

So you pay your 60 Euros and you can drive as fast as you like for a year, right?:D

dodzy

bookerboy wrote: »

Just heard the rumour.....
Any thoughts?

No, not yet.

kildare.17hmr

Are motorists not paying enough feckin tax already??

keithclancy

News just in,

Government just introduced a "Making shít up tax"

OP is the first one to pay. :pac:

brian_t

bookerboy wrote: »

Just heard the rumour

Go on - Amuse us. Where did you hear this rumour.

For Forks Sake

*checks date to make sure it's not April 1st*

OP, wtf? Provide a link to back up your nonsense or begone with you.

'a man told me in a pub' is not evidence either.

Atomic Pineapple

John down the pub told me this was happening, it's gots to be true.

mullingar

I call BS, there would be uproar.

I can hear it now....."Its a disgrace Joe......"

Steady Zeddy

Of course in the (highly unlikely) event this is actually true it won't be called a "speeding tax" but a "safety tax". You can't say that everyone speeds but you can say that everyone should contribute to safety. :rolleyes:

If the RSA was intent on introducing this charge why not just heap it on top of road tax where there is already a collection system/database in place or will we need a fourth disk now on top of NCT/TAX/Insurance?

Motorists are a really soft target and instead of properly revising the motor taxation system in this country the above senario is a more probable solution from the present shower of muppets. They really dropped the ball when they brought in the new tax bands (and 90% of new car buyers bought band A-C rated cars) and I reckon they could try claw it back on some notion of improving safety.

well if it were true, that does give me licence to speed as much as i want

hurrah

granturismo

bookerboy wrote: »

Just heard the rumour that the RSA intend to introduce a speeding tax for every Licensed driver in the Country next year.T
Any thoughts?

Since when did the RSA start introducing taxes?

dgt

You know, some of the RSA probably read this and will now consider bumming us silly with this tax after reading "that rumor".

Thanks alot! :mad:

bazz26

Purple, monkey, dishwasher!

Stark

Worst attempt at satire ever.

Jesus Shaves

bazz26 wrote: »

Purple, monkey, dishwasher!

Makes more sense than the OP

MugMugs

bookerboy wrote: »

(everyone speeds at some time)

I don't and my point free licence backs me up.

Prove me wrong.

cgarrad

bookerboy wrote: »

We all know that most speed detection is done on a revenue creating basis and nothing to do with saving lifes.

They lost money on it last year. €16 million to run, took in €15.8 in fines

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/gosafe-road-network-saving-lives-and-money-2945799.html

http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Sharp-increase-in-speeding-tickets-on-Irish-roads-127063043.html

Atomic Pineapple

cgarrad wrote: »

They lost money on it last year. €16 million to run, took in €15.8 in fines

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/gosafe-road-network-saving-lives-and-money-2945799.html

http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Sharp-increase-in-speeding-tickets-on-Irish-roads-127063043.html

I wonder where they pulled those figures from? How can they be sure the cameras were responsible for saving x number of lives and avoiding x number of serious injuries?

cgarrad

draffodx wrote: »

I wonder where they pulled those figures from? How can they be sure the cameras were responsible for saving x number of lives and avoiding x number of serious injuries?

Compared to last year????? :rolleyes:

TheTurk1972

bookerboy wrote: »

Just heard the rumour that the RSA intend to introduce a speeding tax for every Licensed driver in the Country next year.The tax is to be set at €80 regardless of what you drive.
At first i was outraged when i heard this ,but thinking about it ,it might not be a bad idea after all.
This will raise 100's of millions of Euros for the Government from speeding Motorists(everyone speeds at some time)without actually having as many speed cameras+vans around the place.
We all know that most speed detection is done on a revenue creating basis and nothing to do with saving lifes.
The upside of this would mean less unessecary speed traps on safe roads creating revenue,but worse still landing us all with the dreaded penalty points.
Overall i think this is a good idea if it happens,but only on the basis that the Revenue making cameras are not used in silly places.
This could also free up speed detection vehicles to be used where and when they should be used.
Any thoughts?

Sounds like the bin tax in Fingal.

When it came in first they justified it by saying
You only have to buy a tag for anything you throw out.
1 Year later. You are not throwing enough out so now you have to pay whether you throw it out or not and buy a tag.

Voodoomelon

OP, can you PM me your bank account details please, I need to check that they're correct.

Matt Simis

Voodoomelon wrote: »

OP, can you PM me your bank account details please, I need to check that they're correct.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awK0NrgHUbk

eringobragh

cgarrad wrote: »

They lost money on it last year. €16 million to run, took in €15.8 in fines

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/gosafe-road-network-saving-lives-and-money-2945799.html

http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Sharp-increase-in-speeding-tickets-on-Irish-roads-127063043.html

....not this year though, they lowered the threshold on the redflex stuff... probably in a vain attempt to bridge the gap :rolleyes:

charlemont

bookerboy wrote: »

Just heard the rumour that the RSA intend to introduce a speeding tax for every Licensed driver in the Country next year.The tax is to be set at €80 regardless of what you drive.
At first i was outraged when i heard this ,but thinking about it ,it might not be a bad idea after all.
This will raise 100's of millions of Euros for the Government from speeding Motorists(everyone speeds at some time)without actually having as many speed cameras+vans around the place.
We all know that most speed detection is done on a revenue creating basis and nothing to do with saving lifes.
The upside of this would mean less unessecary speed traps on safe roads creating revenue,but worse still landing us all with the dreaded penalty points.
Overall i think this is a good idea if it happens,but only on the basis that the Revenue making cameras are not used in silly places.
This could also free up speed detection vehicles to be used where and when they should be used.
Any thoughts?

WTF

F-Stop

I hear there's a Murder Tax that's coming in next year.

galwaytt

bazz26 wrote: »

Purple, monkey, dishwasher!

Put down the potato, scoop monkey.

minute 0:13 to minute 0:35

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olD8Nv7C8qs

galwaytt

Antares wrote: »

I don't and my point free licence backs me up.

Prove me wrong.

Oh that's easy: I have been known to be not-slow at times. And I've a clean licence too.

So, now what ?

MugMugs

galwaytt wrote: »

Antares wrote: »

I don't and my point free licence backs me up.

Prove me wrong.

Oh that's easy: I have been known to be not-slow at times. And I've a clean licence too.

So, now what ?

So? "Pay a speeding Tax..." "But I never speed, evident by me not being on your radar..... Why pay your Tax?"

Your statement doesn't shiw that I've ever sped.

Sids Not

Thats great news...only €80 ......i'll save a small fortune on track days........:)

corktina

decisions decisions...do i post "blast it with piss" or "atari jaguar"?

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OP, provide me with a link on this and I'll reopen this thread.


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bookerboy

Afraid i don't have a link.Just a rumour i heard in the Pub on Sunday.
Alot of people talking about it as if they knew what they were talking about.
Don't shoot the messenger.

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bookerboy wrote: »

Just a rumour i heard in the Pub on Sunday.