Budget 2010 : Motor tax extended to bikes worth in excess of €1000

RobFowl · 2009-12-09 17:11:38

Wouldn't that have been awful !

09-12-2009 06:11PM

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Wouldn't that have been awful !

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#2 09-12-2009 06:15PM

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stick a battery on the back so.

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#3 09-12-2009 06:18PM

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Jaysus we'd be ruined.

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#4 09-12-2009 06:18PM

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Carbon fuel levy to be imposed on energy gels.

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#5 09-12-2009 06:18PM

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Carbon fibre frames etc. subject to carbon tax.

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#6 09-12-2009 06:20PM

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Cyclists pay per km cycled (or miles if that's your poison:pac:)

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#7 09-12-2009 09:41PM

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Bunnyhopper wrote: »

Carbon fibre frames etc. subject to carbon tax.

Governments usually give grants for 'carbon sequestration', i.e. storing carbon long term so it doesn't get released into the atmosphere.

Maybe we should actually start charging them for every bit of carbon on our bikes.

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#8 09-12-2009 10:03PM

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QUOTE;
[Governments usually give grants for 'carbon sequestration', i.e. storing carbon long term so it doesn't get released into the atmosphere.

Maybe we should actually start charging them for every bit of carbon on our bikes.]

Blorg could retire and live on the income!

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