Road tax and fuel prices

Most of my mates have moved out of london so they can afford somewhere to live. the down side is they are doing about 600-1000 miles a week just to go to work. i used to do 160 miles a day to work and back two years ago and that used to cost me £50 a week i reacon it would be about £70 now. one mate uses the train and the season ticket cost £2500 a year plus the cab to the train station. If everyone stopped using their cars, stopped drinking and smoking the contry would be bankrupt within a year.

@dead_on_arrvial wrote:

I can’t see why families need 2 cars.

Most school are on bus routes or in walking distant.

Most people go shopping in one car.

Most people jobs are close to there homes.

I can’t think of any reason why families need 2 cars.

If you removed your head from up yer arse maybe you would see a different picture. Not everyone lives with walking distances to bus routes /schools or even shops….. or work close to home and as i said before needs must. What would you ask them to do ….. give up work, go on the dole then you could moan some more about them taking tax payers money. Chances are the families that have two cars are families that can afford them ….. at least they are where i come from

@chess wrote:

@dead_on_arrvial wrote:

I can’t see why families need 2 cars.

Most school are on bus routes or in walking distant.

Most people go shopping in one car.

Most people jobs are close to there homes.

I can’t think of any reason why families need 2 cars.

Yes and some people need a car/ van for ” work” ie…Builders, Gardeners, Roofers, Tesco`s delivery van lol!!! But true, without there cars/vans they couldnt work. Gawd!! messed that up. :roll:

If you removed your head from up yer fundamental orifice maybe you would see a different picture. Not everyone lives with walking distances to bus routes /schools or even shops….. or work close to home and as i said before needs must. What would you ask them to do ….. give up work, go on the dole then you could moan some more about them taking tax payers money. Chances are the families that have two cars are families that can afford them ….. at least they are where i come from

@polythene_pam wrote:

I cannot believe that people are prattling on about families owning more than one car and totally ignoring the fact that this country is being screwed over fuel prices.

The average cost of petrol in the US is just under 4 dollars a gallon, that equates to around £2.25, were paying double that, and nobody apparently gives a monkeys….
Music to the ears of the govt, the good old brit public will fork out without any complaints…no wonder were the laughing stock of Europe is it?….. :roll:

whats it got to do with you
benefit scroungers opinions count for very little

Kevin, seriously, are you a raving lunatic?
What on earth leads you to assume that I am a ‘ benefit scrounger’ ?…….

I work full time, never drawn a benefit in my entire life….

Now I dont recall ever knowingly insulting you unless provoked first, kindly afford me the same consideration…….