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Re: London Heritage Routes
Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:32:44 -0700 (PDT)
On Jul 15, 11:12?am, Mizter T <mizte...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jul 15, 8:15?am, "Ian" <i...@henden.co.uk> wrote:
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> [snip stuff re TfL Board members]
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> > Doen't any of them ride a horse??? ? :o)
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> Seems like the Equestrian commuter lobby obviously didn't donate
> enough money to the Boris election cam ...
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Re: Censorship in uk.rec.cycling.moderated
Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:38:10 +0100
On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:25:58 +0100, "Ian" <idh@henden.co.uk> wrote:
>Similarly, the roads are provided, partly for the enjoyment of cyclists....
>who ought therefore, to pay a share. If, OTOH, you believe that the fair
>share has been paid through income tax, VAT, etc, that we all pay, then the
>same argumen ...
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Re: Censorship in uk.rec.cycling.moderated
Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:34:25 +0100
"Ian" <idh@henden.co.uk> writes:
> Similarly, the roads are provided, partly for the enjoyment of cyclists....
> who ought therefore, to pay a share. If, OTOH, you believe that the fair
> share has been paid through income tax, VAT, etc, that we all pay, then the
> same argument can surely be applied to the ...
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Re: London Heritage Routes
Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:53:40 -0700 (PDT)
On Jul 14, 7:07?pm, Tom Barry <il...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> Mizter T wrote:
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> > I hadn't realised that both the LTDA (through Bill Oddy, the General
> > Secretary) and also the minicab business - in the form of Steve
> > Wright, the Chair of the Licensed Private Hire Car Association - were
> > represen ...
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Re: Censorship in uk.rec.cycling.moderated
Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:42:46 -0700 (PDT)
On Jul 11, 12:16?am, Peter Grange <pe...@plgrange.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> On Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:29:11 ?, Matt B
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> <matt.bou...@nospam.london.com> wrote:
> >Allan wrote:
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> >> Road tax - no such thing, there is VED ...
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> >VED is a /tax/ which must be paid (¡ê0 in some cases) to allow a motor
> >vehicle to b ...
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Re: Censorship in uk.rec.cycling.moderated
Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:37:05 -0700 (PDT)
On 13 July, 11:31, "Ian" <i...@henden.co.uk> wrote:
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> ?Which has little to do with it.
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> Cyclists like smooth roads to ride on.
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> Roads need to be paid for.
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> Perhaps cyclists should therefore contribute accordingly?
Excellent plan. As an engineer you'll know that damage to the road
surface varies ...
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Re: Censorship in uk.rec.cycling.moderated
Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:01:04 +0100
Daniel Barlow <dan@telent.net> considered Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:26:38
+0100 the perfect time to write:
>Bod <bodron57@tiscali.co.uk> writes:
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>> Clive George wrote:
>>> "Bod" <bodron57@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
>>> news:7c0h2mF24u5gdU1@mid.individual.net...
>>>
>>>> What about a 10% tax on every new bic ...
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Re: Censorship in uk.rec.cycling.moderated
Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:34:03 -0500
Clive George <clive@xxxx-x.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
> "Bod" <bodron57@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:7c0itbF23ue0eU4@mid.individual.net...
>> Clive George wrote:
>>> "Bod" <bodron57@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
>>> news:7c0h2mF24u5gdU1@mid.individual.net...
>>>
>>>> What about a 10% tax on every new bic ...
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Re: Censorship in uk.rec.cycling.moderated
Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:02:21 -0700 (PDT)
On Jul 13, 12:36?pm, "Clive George" <cl...@xxxx-x.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
> "Bod" <bodro...@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
>> Cars pay extra tax,why not bicycles?
> How many reasons do you want? How many times have they been explained on
> this NG?
D¨¦j¨¤ moo: the feeling that you've heard this bull before.
--
Gu ...
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Re: Censorship in uk.rec.cycling.moderated
Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:29:07 +0100
On Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:08:30 +0100 someone who may be Bod
<bodron57@tiscali.co.uk> wrote this:-
>I mean't a separate tax, as a cyclists contribution to road repairs etc.
>Cars pay extra tax,why not bicycles?
Car owners do not pay a separate tax as a contribution to road
repairs etc. In fact they have never pa ...
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